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1. 63 Print Area Definition e ToF Top of Form This value defines the distance between the edge of the paper and the place where you allow the printing to begin position of Line 1 You can adjust this distance according to the condition of your paper for example pre printed forms When you load the paper the printer feeds the paper so that the print head faces Line 1 waiting for printing commands e L Form Length Set the Option FORM LENGTH according to the actual physical page length the distance between two perforations for continuous forms This will allow the printer to know exactly where the print head is and to position it at the same position when a form feed occurs e Top line 1 This is the line where the printing actually starts To define a top margin select the number of this line Example In the following picture TOP MARGIN Option is set to 3 e Bottom line 2 This is the line where the printing actually stops To define a bottom margin select the number of this line Example In the following picture BOTTOM MARGIN Option is set to 50 e Left column 3 This is the column where the printing actually starts To define a left margin select the number of this column Example In the following picture LEFT MARGIN Option is set to 4 e Print area 4 Print area defined by the corresponding Macro Options FORM LENGTH TOP OF FORM TOP MARGIN and BOTTOM MARGIN e Paper perforation
2. 15 Power Connection sses 16 Selecting the Display Language 18 Operator Panel Presentation 19 TG DISD AY siececcdss cissseseicetnccosecutneliecduetueathsteacadsecsratsiseiiea sciraddutoncdncereeds 20 LCD Display M SSaQ S 0 seseeeseeteesteseetetesesteneseeteteaeseeneneeteneasaneneneeneeas 23 The I NCICALOIS csesesesssssessesssssssssssesessessecscscacscacacacacacecececeseceseseseseeeseats 26 The State Indicators a The Paper Path Indicators occ eeeeeseeeseeteteeseseeeetenetanensaeeneneae 28 THE BULCONS niinniin ninnimnn ena Ae Paper Handling we Paper Paths inonsan aa A A ia How to Select a Paper Path ssssssssssissrissrissrrsssrsssrinsninsninsnrnnnrrnnnnsnrnnnnnnns 39 Using Set U p Mode 04 39 Using the Operator Panel Paper Specifications Al Fanfold Paper 41 Print Area 42 Paper Thickness 44 Fanfold Paper Loading 45 Loading Paper Using the Front1 Tractor 45 Parking the Paper aienisiiieininnaa 50 Resetting Paper POSitiON eects eeteesteeseetetetstseaseteteetateeaeeteteaes 51 Printing on Adhesive Labels a MOVING the Paper oe ceceeseeseseeteeseseseeeeteseaeensseeneteasansnsaeeteteatanensaeeteeas 53 Advancing the Paper for Tearing Off essesi 54 Operating your Printer 2 ccesesscecectesesecesscecnceeeseseceeenterscueseccesaceens 56 USING MAG OS ennan aiiai About MATOS eee Switching between Macros Selecting Print F
3. Loading Paper Using the Front2 Tractor Option ccccsseeeees The Rear Pull TractOn cececsesseeeeseeseseseeeeeesseeneeeesseeeteseteneseseneteaeanenes Installing the Rear Pull Tractor Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF o ccecesseseseteneeseseseeteeetanesseetenetanenes Pedestal EEEE ET aunaiandasribaannt Printer Specifications Compliance Statements FCC Compliance Statement USA Compliance Statement Canada Compliance Statement Germany Compliance Statement Europe Energy Star International COMPIIANCE cesesesesessssssssssssssssesessesssssasasasasesees Trademark Acknowledgements Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Features e 24 Needle Print Head e 136 columns e 9070 LA printer Draft printing at 700 cps LQ printing at 133 cps 9060 LA printer Draft printing at 600 cps LQ printing at 116 cps e The supported emulations are IBM Proprinter XL24E EPSON ESC P and DEC PPL2 e High Resolution Graphics Printing 360 x 360 dots per inch e Multiple copies 1 original and 7 copies e Automatic paper path selection e Easy operability via operator panel menu and S W commands e Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder 120 sheets capability which handles cut sheets multicopies and envelopes accepts up to two additional paper bins and includes paper stacker e Optional Color Mechanism e Usage of all specific features by means of the Specific Software Driver which is applicable to the most popular S W Pac
4. National C Set 1 2 USA France Germany IBM Dbl Height Disabled Enabled IBM AGM Disabled Enabled National C Set 1 2 cont United Kingdom Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Spain 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 Spain 2 Latin America 2 2 Pitch COMPRESS 17 1 cpi 20 cpi Slashed Zero No Yes 1 2 National C Set 1 2 cont Turkey Korea Legal Old Hebrew Code Page Code Page 210 Code Page 220 Code Page 437 CP 437 Greek 80 EPSON Mode Code Page cont Code Page 850 Code Page 852 Code Page 853 Code Page 855 Code Page 857 Code Page 858 Code Page 860 Code Page 861 Code Page 862 Code Page 863 Code Page cont Code Page 864 Code Page 865 Code Page 866 Code Page 869 Abicomp Brazilian ASCII Mazowian Code MJK Bulgarian ISO 8859 7 2 2 Code Page cont ISO 8859 15 ISO Latin 1T New Hebrew D Hebrew EPSON C Set Graphic Italic Slashed Zero No Yes 81 Interface Interface Type Automatic Parallel Serial Interface Time out 2 seconds 2 to 30 seconds Input Buffer 1K 8K 16K 32 K 64 K Parallel Mode Bidirectional Centro AUTOFEED Signal Disabled Enabled SLCT IN Signal Disabled Enabled Discon on Fault No discon Yes DTR drop Yes DTR pulse Word Length 8 bit 7 bit Baud Rate 600 bps 1200 bps 2400 bps Baud Rate cont 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 bps 38400 bps Parity Bit None Even Odd Buffer Control XON XOF
5. Paper parking is the function that moves the paper out of the printing sector the area between the print head and the platen When you decide to remove the paper from the printer the paper must be parked first Parking the paper allows you to use the other paper paths Proceed as follows 1 Press the Set Up button 2 Press the Park button The paper is moved backwards out of the printing sector If you select the No tear reverse Value for the TEAR VIEW MODE Option the parking function is inhibited Unsuccessful Paper Parking If the paper is not totally parked paper still inserted in the printer the printer enters the Fault state and the display shows 1 Tear off paper 2 Press Park e Tear off the paper e Press the Park button again 50 Resetting Paper Position Resetting the paper position is useful if you have moved the paper with the platen knob or if for any other reason you do not know exactly where the paper is positioned Toreset the paper position in the current paper path 1 Press the Set Up button followed by the Park button The printer parks the paper 2 Press the FF Load button The paper is positioned with the first printable line facing the print head 51 Printing on Adhesive Labels When printing on adhesive labels you must disable the backward movement of the paper because the unsticking of the labels can cause paper jams when the paper is moved backwards Proceed as follows
6. lt 60 g m 15 Ibs bond lt 60 g m 15 Ibs bond lt 40 g m 15 Ibs bond lt 60 g m 15 Ibs bond lt 35 g m 9 Ibs bond 44 Fanfold Paper Loading Loading Paper Using the Front1 Tractor LS 1 Open the tractor area cover turning is upwards and lay it on the top of the printer 45 2 Unlock the sprockets of the Frontl tractor moving the sprocket levers down Slide the left sprocket to the first printing column 3 Space the paper guides along the tractor bar Open the sprocket covers of the left and right sprocket 46 4 Hold the fanfold paper in front of the sprockets and insert the paper perforation on the left sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover 5 Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover 47 6 Match the left sprocket for the first printing position with the ninth position and lock it in place Adjust the right sprocket gently to remove slack from the paper and lock it in place Make sure the paper is not taut 7 Close the tractor area cover Press the FF Load button the message Loading paper appears on the display and the paper is automatically loaded into the printer When the paper stops the Front 1 indicator is on the Fault indicator is off ad the display shows Ready M1 Aut You are now ready to print 48 8 The paper must be loaded as shown in figure 49 Parking the Paper
7. Paper Path is obstructed Vertical pitch setting is not correct Printer communication settings are not appropriate for host settings Bidirectional alignment setting is not correct Action Resolution If thePRINT GAP Option is set toAuto adjust chek the AUTO GAP OFFSET Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes 1 Perform a self test 2 If the self test is OK see the other causes If the self test is not OK call Service Check the PRINT GAP Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Mages IfthePRINT GAP Option is set toAuto adjust check the AUTO GAP OFFSET Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Mades 1 Perform a self test 2 Ifthe self test is OK see the other causes If the self test is not OK call Service 1 Clear Paper Path 2 Press Pause to resume printing Check the VERTICAL PITCH Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Publishing Style Check the INTERFACE Option settings in Set Up See Setting the Canmmunication Interface 1 PerformtheBIDI ALIGNMENT procedure of the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function 2 Check the result 3 If the result is not correct select the Unidirectional value of the PRINT DIRECTION Option 143 Symptoms First line position is not precisely at the correct position Top of Form is set to zero Top Margin is s
8. Paper jam Possible messages Push Frontl jam Check paper or Push Front2 jam Check paper The selected paper feeding device does not load the paper Possible Cause Paper path is obstructed Pinfeed holes of continuous form are not placed properly on the tractors Continuous form is too taut or has too much slack Paper supports of the tractor unit are not positioned evenly across the paper width Print head is too close to the paper Paper feeding device is not properly mounted Paper feeding device failure Action Resolution i Clear the Paper Path 2 Press Pause to resume printing 1 2 Reinstall the paper Clear paper jam 1 Clear paper jam 2 1 2 Reinstall the paper Clear paper jam Reinstall the paper Check the PRINT GAP Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Mades If the PRINT GAP Option is set toAuto adjust check theAUTO GAP OFFSET Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Mades 1 2 Power off the printer Remount the paper feeding device For the tractor in Front position ensure that the paper separator is properly retracted Call Service 146 If the message Remove paper appears on the display and no document is actually loaded in any of the paper paths 1 Check that no paper debris or dust is present in front of the paper detection sensors 2 If necessary clean them with air blow The figure shows h
9. Periodic cleaning will help keep the printer in top condition so that it will always provide optimal performance e Usea neutral detergent or water solution on a soft doth to dean dirt and grease from the cabinet of the printer e Do not use an abrasive cloth alcohol paint thinner or similar agents because they may cause discoloration and scratching e Beespecially careful not to damage the electronic and mechanical components 138 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 Makesure that the printer is turned off for at least 15 minutes Pay attention to the print head because it becomes hot during operation The following description and figures refer to the printer equipped with the optional color kit and using a long life or color ribbon 2 Open the top printer cover 3 Slide the ribbon guide out of the print head Ribbon Guide Unlock the white slider pressing and holding the lever on the slider towards the back of the printer and contemporaneously lifting the slider off the color mechanism Color Slider Color Kit 139 4 Remove the used ribbon cartridge by lifting it up The printer is now ready to install the new ribbon cartridge See before Ribbon Cartridge Installation 140 Troubleshooting This section describes the problems which may occur when using the printer and suggests possible solutions In most cases the display shows rolling messages when an error occurs T
10. The EPSON ESC P protocol is selected The interface type is set to automatic The printer switches to the protocol you selected for each type of interface Serial or parallel when receiving data The Hexadecimal Dump has been selected Note The Hex message overwrites the other protocol messages 21 The Font Pitch Screen You access the F ont Pitch screen from the Basic screen after pressing the Font or the Pitch button The display is divided in two parts IDireaueit 10 Font Pitch When you first access the F ont Pitch screen the display reads the following F actory setting for the font and the pitch Font Messages Pitch Messages Common Meaning SoftContrl Soft Software Control Draft 10 Software Control means that the font and the pitch that are used by the printer are defined through the commands of your software application These messages appear with the font and the pitch that will be used if the printer receives no software command 22 LCD Display Messages Simple messages User Instructions Message Meaning Adjust print gap Requires manual setting of the print gap when exiting Set Up after having set the PRINT GAP Option toManual adjust See Custemizing Maeres for more details Load Push Front1l Displayed when paper out occurs on the corresponding path or when the Load Push Front2 paper feeding device is not present Load Push Pull Press Park This message is displayed when the USER ACCESS O
11. Automatic Gap Offset When selecting the Auto adjust Value for the PRINT GAP Option adjust the Value of the AUTO GAP OFFSET Option according to your print out quality Try different settings to get the expected print result The AUTO GAP OFFSET Value is Factory set to 0 The Values range between 8 and 8 110 Perforation Anti jam The PERFO ANTI JAM Option can be enabled for paper with specially large perforation which can cause paper jams The use of this Option is necessary only for exceptional cases For the paper specifications see Paper Handling Value Definition Enabled The print head is moved to the extreme right position when feeding paper over the perforation Disabled The print head remains in the current position when feeding the paper Setting the Tear View Mode The main purposes of the TEAR VIEW MODE Option are the following toallow you to automatically move the paper perforation to the tear bar Tear off position 5 when a print task is completed toallow you to automatically move the last printed line above the tear bar Viewing position 4 when putting the print task on hold pressing the Pause button Depending on the print task definition the printer state and the buttons you press there are several ways to obtain the paper positions described above To take benefit of the highest automation level set the TEAR VIEW MODE Option to one of the Auto advance Xs Values The printer
12. DEC Greek Sup DEC 7Bit Turk DEC 7Bit Sup JIS Katakana ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 2 ISO Latin 5 ISO Latin Hebrew ISO Latin Greek ISO Latin Cyril ISO Latin 9 GO Character Set US ASCII British DEC Finnish French DEC French Can German ISO Italian 1 2 GO Character Set cont JIS Roman DEC Norw Dan ISO Spanish DEC Swedish Norw Danish DEC Dutch DEC Swiss DEC Portuguese Legal DEC Supplement DEC Spec Graph DEC Technical DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC Hebrew Sup DEC Greek Sup DEC 7Bit Turk DEC Turk Sup JIS Katakana 78 DEC Mode 2 2 Wrap vs Truncate Disconnect EOT ANSWERBACK ENQ Wrap Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Truncate Init Report Printer ID Disabled Enabled PPL2 LA120ID Auto ANSWERBACK LA210ID Disabled Enabled IBM Mode Horizontal Pitch 10 cpi 12 cpi 17 1 cpi 20 cpi Prop Spacing IBM C Set 1 2 IBM set 1 IBM set 2 Code Page Code Page 210 Code Page 220 Code Page 437 CP 437 Greek Code Page 850 Code Page 851 Code Page 852 Code Page 853 Code Page 855 Code Page 857 Code Page 858 Code Page cont Code Page 860 Code Page 861 Code Page 862 Code Page 863 Code Page 864 Code Page 865 Code Page 866 Code Page 869 Abicomp Brazilian ASCII Mazowian 1 2 79 IBM Mode Code Page cont Code MJK Bulgarian ISO 8859 7 ISO 8859 15 ISO Latin 1T New Hebrew D Hebrew EPSON Mode Horizontal Pitch 10 cpi 12 cpi 17 1 cpi 20 cpi Prop Spacing
13. Managing Blank Pages Thanks to the Tear View mode feature for advancing paper for tear off your printer allows you to save paper by removing unnecessary blank pages between print jobs To remove unnecessary blank pages e Select the Removed Value for the BLANK PAGES Macro Option To preserve blank pages voluntarily inserted within a print task e Select the Preserved Value for the BLANK PAGES Macro Option Printing on Pre printed Forms When printing on Pre printed forms you may need to reposition the paper in order to align the printout with the predefined areas on the paper This operation is performed by adjusting the Top of Form Value see the Top of F orm definition in the section Print Area Definition You can access the Top of Form setting either in the Macro Option List in Set Up mode or simply from the operator panel The operator panel allows you to modify the Top of Form setting either temporarily or permanently 68 Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel affects the current Macro setting if you decide to permanently save your setting Proceed as follows 1 Press the Set Up button 2 Press the Top of Form button The printer loads the paper in the current paper path The display shows the current Top of F orm value 3 Press the or J button to move the paper position respectively up or down in steps of 1 60 inch The new Top of Form value appears on
14. for details on how to navigate in Set Up mode 134 Adjusting the Bidirectional Alignment To perform bidirectional alignment 1 Display the current value of the BIDI ALIGNMENT Option by pressing the J button 2 Press the Sel Save button The Bidirectional Alignment table is printed The current bidirectional offset Value 1 is printed under the header For each possible Value two lines of pipe characters 2 are printed 3 Select the desired value 4 Exit Set Up mode Ly See Configuring Your Printer for details on how to navigate in Set Up mode 135 Adjusting the Position of the First Printable Line The positioning of the continuous form fed with the tractor unit in Front1 Position or with the tractor unit in Front2 position can be finely adjusted with the LINE 1 FRONT1 or the LINE 1 FRONT2 respectively To adjust these values insert paper on the paper path for which you want to change the position of the first printable line and proceed as follows 1 Enter the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function as described before and select the LINE 1 FRONT1 Or LINE 1 FRONT2 Option according to the tractor position The display shows the current value at the actual corresponding position 2 Display the desired Value and press the Se Save button The printer parks the paper loads it again and prints the current Value 1 at the actual corresponding position The paper i
15. 1 Press the Set Up button to put the printer in Set Up mode The display shows MACROS 2 Press the J button MACRO x is displayed where x is the number of the current Macro Press the J button The display shows PROTOCOL WJ Press the gt button until the TEAR VIEW MODE Option is displayed Press the J button to pass over to the Values for the Tear View mode Press the gt or lt button until No tear reverse is displayed N OO WM A Press the Sel Save button to set confirm the new setting An asterisk is displayed to indicate that the Value has been selected 8 Press the Exit button to exit the Set Up mode The message Save config appears indicating that you are going to save your new setting 9 To permanently save your choice press the Sel Save button It is not necessary to perform the above operation when using the Push Pull paper path as all backwards movements are inhibited with this path We recommend using the Push Pull path when printing on adhesive labels but note however that the printing of landscape barcodes may generate backward movements Moving the Paper To move the paper we recommend you to only use the operator panel buttons LF Advances the paper one line at the current vertical pitch FF Load Advances the paper depending on the setting of the TEAR VIEW MODE Option See Configuring Your Printer Use only the platen knob to recover from paper jams Always reset
16. 5 The perforation defines the physical page length 64 65 Printing on Multipart Form Once you have decided which paper format you are using you can start sending the print tasks The printer loads the paper in the current paper path as soon as it receives data If you are using application software which uses the printer driver to manage the print jobs make sure that the Paper Format and the Print Area match the paper installed on the printer Adapting to Paper Thickness For good print quality and correct paper feeding you should adapt the print impact strength and the print gap to the paper thickness Your printer is factory set to adjust automatically as it allows you to get the best printing results in most cases without any intervention Select one of the other values only for special print tasks Two Macro menu Options are available to adapt the printer to specific paper thickness e ThePRINT GAP Option defines the distance between the print head and the platen If you set the automatic adjustment Auto ad just Value for the print gap the printer senses the paper thickness each time you load the paper and adjusts the gap accordingly This is the factory setting as it allows you to get the best printing results in most cases without any intervention Select one of the other Values only for special print tasks When you select this Value set if necessary the corresponding AUTO GAP OFFSET Option The print gap c
17. A predetermined Value The other predetermined Values in inches are 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 A4 11 6 inches 12 14 or 15 inches Each time you change the form length using a predetermined Value e The TOP MARGIN Option is set to Line 1 e The BOTTOM MARGIN Option is set to the maximum Value according to the formula Bottom margin Line X Form Length inches x Vertical pitch lpi unit conversion is automatic if you define the vertical pitch unit as lpcm The NUMBER OF LINES Sub option gives you the possibility to define the logical form length as a number of lines This length comes then from the following formula Form length inches Vertical pitch Ipi x Number of lines unit conversion is automatic if you define the vertical pitch unit as lpcm The maximum authorized form length is 21 inches 103 The TOP MARGIN and BOTTOM MARGIN Options do not depend on the VERTICAL PITCH Option when you define the form length using the NUMBER OF LINES Sub option Left Margin The LEFT MARGIN Option is defined by the number of the columns numbered from the left paper edge where the printing actually starts The values range between Column 1 and Column 272 Form Width The FORM WIDTH Option lets you set the correct page width in inches The available values are 8 13 2 and 13 6 inches The F actory setting of the Valueis 13 6 inches The current value of the LEFT MARGIN Option is set to Column 1 each
18. CaQtures ow essssesseceeeeteseseesseeeteseatensseeteteatanensaseteteatanenss 58 Seedingthe F ONC ee eeeee ee eeeeseeeeseeeeteseseeneaseeeteseanensaeetetestaneneaseneteatanens Selecting the Pitch Holding a Print TASK eee ce ceteseeseseeteeestseneeeeteteatsnenseeeteteataneneeeeteteetanen Reducing the Print Nase Leva occ eeeeteesteneseeteteateneneneeteneeeanenes 61 Recovering from a Fault State T Recovering from a Paper out F ault seesssssessssissirssirssrrssrrssrirssrrsss 62 Recovering from other F aultS sssssesssessssrsssrisssisssirssrisnrisrisrirssensss 62 Pinting ccccsseeeeesseeeessneeeneneeeeeeeee 63 Print Area Definition a 63 Print Area Definition 64 Printing on Multipart Form 66 Adapting to Paper Thickness s 66 Hints on Printer Settings for Paper Thickness 67 Managing Blank Pages 68 Printing on Pre printed F OMS 68 Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panal 69 Configuring Your Printer csscsscsseesssesseesseesseeeseeesseeesseeesereees What is Configuration The Configuration StruCture ccecseseeseetseseesseeseteassestsnseeseeetetsnenseeens Display Graphic COnVentiOns cesses eeeeeseseseeteteatseeneeeeteneeeetenes The Different Types of Selectable Values ra Configuration QUICK REEF ENCE cece tetetsteeeteseetetettateneneeteteeateees How to Configure your Printer cesesseeeeeteeseeeseeeseetetetsneeneeteteetanenes
19. Fanfold width 76 to 482 mm 3 to 17 inches Copies 1 original 7 copies Max thickness 0 635 mm FRONT2 PUSH TRACTOR Fanfold width 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches Copies 1 original 7 copies Max thickness 0 635 mm With the Pull tractor option Push Pull Feeding Front fanfold insertion with Fronti Push tractor and Rear Pull tractor Automatic Sheet Feeder Option First tray Single sheets envelopes and postcards Second and third tray Single Sheets Paper stacker Tray capacity 120 sheets 80 g m Sheet width 8 89 to 30 48 cm 3 5 to 12 inches Copies 1 original 2 copies Coexisting with fanfold Emulations EPSON ESC P IBM Proprinter XL24 XL24E DEC PPL2 169 Standard Functions e Automatic print head gap adjustment AGA e Automatic paper path switching via operator panel or S W commands e Paper parking e Plug amp Play capabilit e Bar Code printing e Automatic fanfold positioning for tear off e Setting and storage of paper format and print conditions for each paper path in the non volatile memory Physical and Electrical Characteristics Interfaces Parallel Centronics Compatible Bi directional IEEE 1284 nibble and byte modes 36 pin Amphenol connector Serial RS 232 C and RS 422 A dB 25 connector Baud Rate 300 to 38400 bps Receive Buffer max 64 Kbytes Automatic interface switching Serial interface adapter translates the DECconnect 6pin connector to the RS 232 C and RS 422 A dB 25 c
20. Ready 1 Pause 1 Ready 2 Ready 2 Pause 2 Ready Print Job Completed With final lt FF gt Position State 2 Ready 2 Pause 3 Pause 3 Ready 2 Pause 2 Ready 3 Ready 3 Pause 3 Ready Currently Printing Position State Busy 1 Pause 2 Pause 2 Busy 1 Pause 1 Busy 115 Paper Position Definition Position Definition 1 Print head on last printed character while printing or at next line at the end of a job 2 Print head on first next Top of Form 3 Print head on second next top of form 116 Position 4 Definition Viewing position Last printed line facing the tear bar Tear off position Next perforation facing the tear bar Second perforation facing the tear bar 117 Setting the DEC Mode TheDEC MOJ following Sub options Sub options HORIZONTAL PITCH GO CHARACTER SET USER PREF C SET PRINTER ID WRAP iw INIT vs TRUNCATE DISCONNECT EOT REPORT AUTO ANSWERBACK ANSWERBACK ENQ Horizontal Pitch The HOR DE Option sets the DEC protocol specific features This Option comprises the Definition Sets the horizontal spacing of the printed characters Selects the used GO Character Set Selects the User Preference character set Selects the printer ID Determines the printer behavior when receiving d
21. Spain 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 Spain 2 Latin America Turkey Korea Legal Old Hebrew CP210 CP220 USA CP437 Greek CP437 G Multilingual CP850 Greek CP851 Eastern Europe CP852 Turkish CP 853 Cyrillic CP855 Turkish CP857 Euro PC Multilingual CP858 Portugal CP860 Hebrew CP862 Canada France CP863 Arabic CP864 Denmark Norway CP865 Russian CP866 CP869 Abicomp Brascii Mazowian Code MJK Bulgarian ISO 8859 15 ISO Latin 1T D Hebrew New Hebrew US ASCII British DEC Finnish French DEC French Canadian German ISO Italian JIS Roman DEC Norway Denmark ISO Spanish DEC Swedish Norwegian Danish DEC Dutch DEC Swiss DEC Portuguese Legal DEC Supplemental DEC Spec Graphics DEC Technical DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC Hebrew Supplemental DEC Greek Supplemental DEC 7Bit Turkish DEC Turkish Supplemental JIS Katakana ISO Italian ISO Spanish JIS Roman Legal DEC Supplemental DEC Spec Graphics DEC Technical DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC Hebrew Supplemental DEC Greek Supplemental DEC 7Bit Turkish DEC Turkish Supplemental JIS Katakana ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 2 ISO Latin 5 ISO Latin Hebrew ISO Latin Greek ISO Latin Cyrillic ISO Latin 9 UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 MSI mod 10 10 Code39 Code 128 Code 93 2 5 Interleaved 2 5 Industrial 2 5 Matrix Postnet Codabar 168 Paper Handling Base Configuration Fanfold Paper FRONT1 PUSH TRACTOR
22. Tractor 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 76 to 609 mm 3 to 24 inches max 0 635 mm 0 025 inches 1 7 55 to 150 45 to 75 35 Front2 Tractor option 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 76 to 609 mm 3 to 24 inches max 0 635 mm 0 025 inches 1 7 55 to 150 45 to 75 35 Push Pull option 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 76 to 609 mm 3 to 24 inches max 0 635 mm 0 025 inches 1 7 55 to 150 45 to 75 35 Print Area This section illustrates the recommended print area for single sheets and continuous forms 42 43 Paper Thickness Paper thickness is given by the weight of the paper in either grams per square meter g m or in pounds per bond Ibs bond The following table shows the allowable paper thickness for one part paper or for each sheet of multipart paper The weight of carbonless or carbon backed paper may vary depending on the paper manufacturer When using paper of borderline thickness test the paper before running a job Type of Paper One part Carbonless Two parts Three to six parts Carbon paper No of parts Single Top Bottom Top Middle page Bottom Top Push Front 55 to 100 g m 14 to 25 Ibs bond lt 60 g m 15 bs bond lt 60 g m 15 Ibs bond lt 60 g m 15 bs bond lt 40 g m 15 bs bond lt 60 g m 15 bs bond lt 35 g m 9 Ibs bond Pull 55 to 100 g m 14 to 25 Ibs bond lt 60 g m 15 Ibs bond
23. Value Definition Bidirectional The parallel interface uses the IEEE 1284 bidirectional standard mode Select this Value to take advantage of the Plug and Play feature of Windows 95 98 2000 Centro The parallel interface uses a Centronics monodirectional standard mode 93 AUTOFEED Signal The AUTOFEED SIGNAL Option allows you to determine if the parallel interface ignores the AUTOFEED signal or not Value Definition Disabled The parallel interface ignores the AUTOFEED signal Enabled The parallel interface uses the AUTOFEED signal SELECT IN Signal The SLCT IN SIGNAL Option allows you to determine if the parallel interface ignores the SELECT IN signal or not Value Definition Disabled The parallel interface ignores the SELECT IN signal Enabled The parallel interface uses the SELECT IN signal 94 Setting the Serial Interface Disconnection on Fault TheDISCON ON FAULT Option defines the DTR line behavior for any fault condition detected by the printer Value Definition No discon The DTR line does not change Yes DTR drop The DTR line is dropped to low signal level Yes DTR pulse The DTR line is pulsed to high signal level with a 5 sec pulse Word Length The WORD LENGTH Option allows you to determine the data format Value Definition 8 bit The data are coded using 8 bit 7 Bit The data are coded using 7 bit 95 Baud Rate The BAUD RATE Option allows you t
24. be checked using the TEST HEX DUMP Function of Set U p mode To perform these tests paper must be already loaded in the printer See Paper Handling You access to the TEST HEX DUMP Function as follows 1 Press the Set Up button MACROS Is displayed 2 Press the gt button three times TEST HEX DUMP is displayed 3 Press the J button 4 Pressing the gt or the button you can choose which test you want to perform Sub option Definition Self Test The printer prints the self test This Option allows you to enable or disable the Hex Dump mode HEX DUMP MODE 131 Printing the Self Test The Self Test printout consists of a header and an ASCII swirl pattern sequence for each resident font at 10 12 and 15 cpi for each font The Self Test checks also the correct print head movement along the whole carriage bar For this reason the Self Test should always be performed with 136 columns wide paper to avoid damaging the platen e The Self Test printout starts as soon as you press the Se Save button e Tostop the Self Test press the Exit button The Self Test is structured as follows 1 Test header 2 Swirl pattern sequence 132 Hex Dump Printing The Hex Dump mode lets you print the received data as hexadecimal codes To enable Hex Dump mode 1 Select the HEx DUMP Mode Option of the TEST HEX DUMP Function 2 Select the Enable Hex D Value The printer swi
25. behavior matches the above definition 111 See the section Paper Movements according to Tear View Mode for all the cases corresponding to specific combinations of the TEAR VIEW MODE Option setting the button sequence and the type of print task The paper positions that are mentioned in this section are described further in the section Paper Position Definition Value Definition Auto advance 1s Setting one of these Values the paper is automatically moved to the tear Auto advance 2s off position after the specified timeout at the end of the print task a a eon including a form feed command Adjust the timeout according to the Ee ee cee oa estimated time between data flow in order to avoid inappropriate form Auto advance 5s feed Manual advance This Value obliges you to use the buttons to move the paper to the desired position For example The paper is moved to the Viewing position when o pressingthe Pause button S No tear reverse Tear View mode is disabled and no backward movements are performed _ Set the TEAR VIEW MODE Option to the No tear reverse Value to print on adhesive labels This Value disables all backward movements and avoids any paper jams Backward movements are automatically inhibited when using the Push Pull paper path 112 Paper Movements According to Tear View Mode The following shows the paper positions identified by their definition number and the corresponding printer state
26. depending on the print task the Tear View mode setting and the button sequence Automatic Advance Setting w N H y j N Pause FF Load Pause Pause Pause FF Load Pause Pause Print Job Completed Without final lt FF gt Position State 4 Ready after timeout 4 Pause 5 Pause 2 5 after timeout Ready 4 Pause 1 4 after timeout Ready 5 Ready 5 Pause 2 5 after timeout Ready With final lt FF gt Position State 5 Ready after timeout 5 Pause 6 Pause 3 6 after timeout Ready 5 Pause 2 5 after timeout Ready 6 Ready 6 Pause 3 6 after timeout Ready Currently Printing Position State Busy 4 Pause 5 Pause 2 Busy 4 Pause 1 Busy 113 Manual Advance Setting Print Job Completed Without final lt FF gt With final lt FF gt Position State Position State Currently Printing Position State 1 Ready 2 Ready Busy 1 Pause 4 Pause 5 Pause 4 Pause 2 FF Load 5 Pause 6 Pause 5 Pause 3 Pause 2 Ready 3 Ready 2 Busy 1 Pause 4 Pause 5 Pause 4 Pause 2 Pause 1 Ready 2 Ready 1 Busy 1 FF Load 2 Ready 3 Ready 2 Pause 5 Pause 6 Pause 3 Pause 2 Ready 3 Ready 114 No Tear Reverse Setting Onm y O N gt Pause FF Load Pause Pause Pause FF Load Pause Pause Without final lt FF gt Position State 1 Ready 4 Pause 2 Pause 2
27. the current printer Configuration See the figure on the next page Values that are not applicable are printed in italic style Depending on specific interdependent settings Programmed may be printed instead of a numeric value Tips for Configuring e First print the Configuration Sheet to see the current settings e Once you are familiar with the Arrow button functions use the Configuration Quick Reference to quickly reach the items you need 86 A WN Code version Macro Option List Current Values of the current Macro Macros the asterisk in the title bar identifies the current Macro Power on Values of the INSTALLATION Function Power on Values of the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function Power on Value of the USER ACCESS Function Power on Values of the NTERFACE Function 87 How to manage your Configuration The SAVE Function allows you to manage your printer Configuration Function Executable Values SAVE Save Config Restore Macro X Rest all Macros Recall Factory You scroll the Values pressing the gt or button Saving a Configuration When you have finished selecting the Values press the Exit button The display shows Save Config e Topermanently save all the changes you made press the Se Save button All your changes become the power on Values for the entire Configuration The display shows Processing then the basic screen appears e Totemporarily s
28. the display 4 When the desired setting is reached totemporarily savetheTop of Form Value press the Exit button to permanently savethe Top of Form Value press the Se Save button The paper moves back to its previous position Toreset the Top of Form Value e If you want to quickly reset the Top of Form Value to 0 60 inch press the Top of Form button during the procedure described above The paper moves to the corresponding Top of Form Value then returns to its previous position 69 Configuring Your Printer What is Configuration Configuration is the whole set of parameters that define the printer usage characteristics such as communication interface protocol fonts paper path etc Configuring your printer is necessary to make it operate and communicate properly with your hardware and software Y ou access the Configuration using Set Up mode Set Up mode provides seven configuration Functions MACROS This Function lets you customize the four Macros which are designed to quickly adapt your printer to different kinds of print tasks NSTALLATION This Function contains generic parameters such as the language used for the display INTERFACE This Function lets you define the interface type and set the communication characteristics TEST HEX DUMP This Function is dedicated for testing your printer with the self test or switching to hex dump mode USER ACCESS This Function defines the access authorization to the Se
29. the paper position after moving the paper with the platen knob Viewing the Last Printed Line The TEAR VIEW MODE Option of the Set Up allows you to manage the automation of paper movements related to specific purposes Viewing the last printed line during a print task is affected by this automation management The following description shows an example of how to use your printer features in the most automatic way possible We assume that the TEAR VIEW MODE Option is set to one of the Auto advance Values For more information about managing the viewing of the last printed line see Customizing Macros 53 To view the last printed line during a print task 1 Press the Pause button The printer finishes printing the current line The paper is fed so that the last printed line is above the tear bar 2 Toresume your print task press the Pause button Advancing the Paper for Tearing off again The TEAR VIEW MODE Option of Set Up mode allows you to manage the automation of paper movements for specific purposes Advancing the paper for tearing off is affected by this automation management The following description shows an example of how to use your printer features in the most automatic way possible We assume that the TEAR V1 EW MOI DE Option is set to one of the Auto advance Values For more information about managing the advancing the paper for tearing off see Customizing
30. the right margin Value Definition Wrap Text beyond the right margin moves to the left margin of the next line See the following figure Truncate The printer ignores any character beyond the right margin The exceeding text is lost See the following figure 121 Disconnection on EOT The DISCONNECT EOT Sub option determines whether the communication disconnect occurs at the end of the transmission Value Definition Enabled DTR is dropped low on receipt of the EOT Disabled DTR remains high on receipt of the EOT Initial Report The INIT REPORT Option determines whether the printer sends an initial report to the host or not Value Definition Enabled The Initial Report is sent to the host Disabled No Initial Report is sent to the host 122 Automatic ANSWERBACK The AUTO ANSWERBACK Option determines whether the printer sends an ANSWERBACK message to the printer during initialization or not Value Definition Enabled An ANSWERBACK message is sent during initialization Disabled NoANSWERBACK message is sent during initialization ANSWERBACK on ENQ The ANSWERBACK ENQ Option determines whether the ANSWERBACK message is sent to the host when the printer receives an ENQ code Value Definition Enabled The ANSWERBACK message is sent to the host when the printer receives an ENQ code Disabled NoANSWERBACK message is sent to the host when the printer receiv
31. time you change the value of the HORIZONTAL PITCH Option This new setting applies only for the corresponding protocol Top Margin The TOP MARGIN Option lets you set the top margin with the number of the line numbered from the top paper edge where the printing actually starts The setting of this Option depends on the setting of both the VERTICAL PITCH and the FORM LENGTH Options see the corresponding related sections in this chapter The Values range from Line 1 tothe Value corresponding tothe BOTTOM MARGIN setting Line 1 is the Factory setting of the Value 104 Bottom Margin The BOTTOM MARGIN Option gives you the possibility to set the bottom margin with the number of the line numbered from the top paper edge where the printing actually stops for a given page The setting of this Option depends on the setting of both the VERTICAL PITCH and the FORM LENGTH Options see the corresponding related sections in this chapter The Values range from the Value for TOP MARGIN tothe Value for FORM LENGTH Top of Form The TOP OF FORM Option is used to set the Top of Form position See the print area definition in the Printing section This Option is useful when printing on preprinted forms where a precise positioning is required The selectable Values range between 0 60 and 140 60 inches The Factory settingis 0 60 inch Selecting the Paper Path You can set the PAPER PATH Option to
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33. 5 1995 Surge EN61000 4 6 1996 R F Common mode EN61000 4 11 1994 Voltage dips and interruptions 173
34. Compuprint 9060 LA Compuprint 9070 LA User Manual Safety Information A Never remove any printer cover except to install a printer accessory and as expressly described in this manual B Please store the printer covers in a safe place The covers must be reinstalled if you decide to remove any printer accessory The following areas of the printer should be covered for safety reasons Pull Tractor Mechanism Covers Large Rear Cover The above openings must always be protected with their cover when the corresponding option is not installed Do not touch inside the opening and do not insert any object into these openings or into the gears Table of Contents Safety Information Table of Contents Getting to Know Your Printer Printer F eatur eS iinr heidi iain iene gina det 1 Unpacking Your Printer i eeecesecseseseseeeetsaestenseeeteeeteeatesaeetetetanenenseteeaes 2 Printer Parts ist BORNE VA OWN onc coc cacatcccescectsestacatteseseaa soessuitestseascersn edt anatataceesaietececcetaneneatans ACs MAYA ia a A A EN Setting Up Your Printer a Choosing a Suitable LOCatIOn ssssesssssssssissrissrissssisssinssinssinssirssrrsnrnssnnssnnnss 5 Printer Assembly csesseesessesesesseeeeteseatensseeeeteseanencaseteeeetanensaeeteneatanensaseneseaes 6 Removal of the Shipment Locks 18 Ribbon Cartridge nstallation wal Host Computer Connection 13 Software Driver Selection
35. EEK Greek Code Page 437 USA Code Page 850 Multilingual Code Page 852 Eastern Europe Code Page 853 Turkish Code Page 855 Cyrillic Code Page 857 Turkish Code Page 858 Euro PC Multilingual contains the Euro symbol Code Page 860 Portugal Code Page 861 Icelandic Code Page 862 Hebrew Code Page 863 Canada F rance Code Page 864 Arabic Code Page 865 Denmark Norway Code Page 866 Russian Code Page 869 Greek Abicomp Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian ASCII Brazilian Mazowian Polish Code MJK CSFR Bulgarian Bulgarian ISO 8859 7 Latin Greek 125 Value Definition ISO 8859 15 Latin 9 contains the Euro symbol ISO Latin 1T Turkish D Hebrew David Hebrew New Hebrew Modern Hebrew IBM Double Height The IBM DBL HEIGHT Sub option determines whether the IBM Double Height mode should be used Enabled or not Disabled E IBM AGM The IBM AGM Sub option determines whether the Alternate Graphics Mode should be used Enabled or not Disabled Horizontal Pitch on COMPRESS The PITCH COMPRESS Sub option selects the character density when receiving the COMPRESS command Value Definition 17 1 cpi When the COMPRESS command is received printing is performed at 17 1 cpi 20 cpi When the COMPRESS command is received printing is performed at 20 cpi 126 Slashed Zero The SLASHED ZERO Sub option selects whether the zero character is printed with or without a Slash Va
36. F XON XOFF DTR DTR Robust XON No Yes 82 How to configure your Printer Reaching Selecting Saving a Configuration Value When you press the Set Up button the printer enters Set Up mode allowing you to navigate within the Configuration structure Use the Arrows buttons to move around in the structure Reaching a Configuration Item Button Purpose Tp To switch from an item level to another upwards or downwards gt e Within the same level to switch from an item to another forwards or backwards Selecting a Configuration Value When you reach a Value selectable or not press the Sel Save button to select it or to perform the corresponding action Saving the new Configuration When you have finished selecting the Values press the Exit button The display shows Save Config e Topermanently save all the changes you made press the SeSave button All your changes become the power on Values for the entire Configuration e Totemporarily save the changes made for the current Macro only press the Exit button The changes made for the current Macro only become its current Values Column CURRENT VALUES of the Configuration Sheet 83 Example Configuring The following is an example Configuration procedure in which we will alter the F actory settings the font is changed from Draft to Orator and the horizontal pitch is changed from 10 cpi to 17 1 cpi in DEC protocol for Macro 2 1 10 11 Press the Set U
37. Front2 Push Tractor is installed When the Front2 Push tractor is installed the paper loading procedure for the Front2 Push tractor is slightly different e If you need to install paper on the Front1 Push tractor rotate the Front2 Push tractor outside the printer e Insert the fanfold paper between the lower and the upper tractor then install it as usually See Leading Paper using the Frontl Tractor before 157 When the fanfold paper has been installed on the Frontl_ tractor reposition the Front2 tractor in its initial position before closing the printer front cover 158 The Rear Pull Tractor The Rear Pull tractor is useful to handle particularly heavy paper Installing the Rear Pull Tractor 1 Turn the printer off 2 Remove the Large rear cover the rear tractor area cover and the two small tractor fixing area covers Rear tractor area cover Large rear cover Tractor fixing areas covers Keep the covers in a safe place as they must be reinstalled if the rear tractor is removed 3 Replace the Large rear cover 159 4 Insert the Rear Pull tractor as shown in figure and the corresponding fixing area covers with the slot as shown in figure 5 Turn the printer on The paper can be loaded in Push Pull mode See Leading Paper Using the Fronti Push Tractor and the Rear Pull Tractor aption 160 Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor and the Rear Pull
38. Macros 54 To advance the paper for tearing off during a print task 1 Press the Pause button The printer finishes printing the current line The paper is fed so that the last printed lineis above the tear bar 2 Press the FF Load button The paper is fed so that the perforation faces the tear bar To advance the paper for tea ring off at the end of a print task 1 Ensure that the TEAR VIEW MODE Option in the Set Up is set to one of the Auto advance Values and that the printed file includes a final Form Feed command 2 J ust wait the end of thet tear bar ime out to see the paper perforation automatically being fed to the 55 Operating your Printer Using Macros About Macros A Macrois a set of pre determined parameters allowing you to adapt your printer to your particular need Your printer comes with four different Macros You can customize the four Macros according to your specific needs by using Set Up mode For more information about using Set Up mode see Configuring your Printer In addition to the Macro you also have to adapt the entire printer configuration by selecting other parameters defining the interface the installation the user adjustments etc For this printer such parameters are called Values These Values are sorted within Functions Options and Sub options The Macro is one of the F unctions within the printer Configuration The Macro Options are described in Custo
39. Reaching Selecting Saving a Configuration Value 83 Printing the Printer Configuration 86 Tips for Configuring seses 86 How to manage your Configuration 88 Saving a Configuration 88 Restoring a Macro 89 Restoring all Maros 89 Recalling the Factory Configuration 89 Setting the Printer Install ation eee ceseeeseeeeeeseeeneeteteeateeneeteneaeatenes 90 LCD La QUaGG sa nineio ada 90 Error Buzzer Ribbon Type Paper Path at POWEr O1 ceeseseeseeseeteseeeeeetenesesnensseeteneataneneeeeteteaeanens 91 Trador J AIM SSO oriniai a 91 Setting the Communication NCECFACE eesecesecesessseseseseseseeeseeeseeeeees 92 Interface Type 92 Interface Time out 92 Input Buffer Size 93 Setting the Parallel Interface 93 Setting the Serial Interface 95 Setting the User Access Authorization 98 CUSTOMIZING MACTOS c cceeeecseeeeeesseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseneeseesnseeseneesseeeenenes 99 How to Customize a M ACO eae seeeeseeseteseeeneeeeteseaneneaeeeeteseateneaeeteteataneeneeses 99 Selecting the Protocol sii Setting the Publishing Style esesesessssssssssssssesesesesesseeseseeatassteees 101 LO AEAEE APET ETT AT TTE aa natal a Quality Level Vertical Piti sosiete iiaia 102 Setting the Page Layout ssssssesssssssssessssresnsnssnsnnsnsnssntnnnnonsnsnnnnsnsnnnnn 103 FomLEegth annn naan an A NN 103 bef Maro a a a a A EA aa a Aaa 104 Formy Width esnan aana 10
40. Tractor option x x CN Once the Rear Pull tractor is installed the fanfold paper can be loaded only in Push Pull mode using the Front1 Push tractor and the Rear Pull tractor In this way it is possible to handle stronger paper 1 Load the fanfold paper on the Front1 Push tractor following the sequence Leading Paper Using the Franti Tractar described before 2 Take up the slack of the paper exiting from the rear paper slot and rotate the sprocket bar to align the sprocket pins of the rear tractor with the paper perforation 4 Lock the sprocket covers and lower the sprocket levers 5 Press the Pause key to confirm that the paper loading is finished The rear tractor engages 6 The figure shows the correct paper loading 162 Removing the Rear Pull Tractor 1 Push the lever on the Rear Pull tractor down and lift the tractor out of the printer 2 Insert the rear tractor cover and make sure that the interlock connector is correctly inserted If the cover is not inserted the printer is blocked 163 Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF The Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF located in the rear of the printer provides fast and automatic single sheet and envelopes loading The ASF includes e A paper stacker which automatically collects the output paper e A single bin for single sheets A5 A4 Letter Legal Executive and envelopes e A 2nd and 3rd optional bins are also availabl
41. Turk Sup DEC Turkish Supplemental ISO Italian ISO Italian ISO Spanish ISO Spanish JIS Katakana J IS Katakana JIS Roman J IS Roman Legal Legal 119 User Preference Character Set The USER PREF C SET Option sets the user character set for the DEC protocol The following character sets are available Value Definition DEC Supplement DEC Supplemental DEC Spec Graph DEC Special Graphics DEC Technical DEC Technical DEC 7bitHebrew DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC 7bit Turkish DEC 7BIT Turkish DEC Hebrew Sup DEC Hebrew Supplemental DEC Turkish Sup DEC Turkish Supplemental DEC Greek Suppl DEC Greek Supplemental ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 2 ISO Latin 2 ISO Latin 5 ISO Latin 5 ISO Latin 9 ISO Latin 9 contains the Euro symbol ISO Lat Hebrew ISO Latin H ebrew ISO Lat Greek ISO Latin Greek ISO Lat Cyril ISO Latin Cyrillic JIS Katakana J IS Katakana 120 Printer ID The PRINTER ID Sub option defines the DEC printer D used by the printer when responding to DA commands from your host computer or application software Value Definition PPL2 Allows the printer to respond as a DEC Conformance Level 2 device LA120ID The printer responds as a LA120 printer LA2101 iw The printer responds as a LA210 printer Wrap or Truncate TheWRAP vs TRUNCATE Option determines the printer behavior when receiving text that exceeds
42. al Bidirectional Soft Control Line Mode LF LF CR CR LF LF CR CR LF CR LF amp CR LF CR Blank Pages Removed Preserved Perfo Anti jam Enabled Disabled Print Gap Auto adjust For 1 part For 2 parts For 3 parts For 4 parts For 5 parts For 6 parts Manual adjust 2 3 Auto Gap Offset 0 8 to 8 Print Impact Soft impact Strong impact Tear View Mode Auto advance 1s Auto advance 2s Auto advance 3s Auto advance 4s Auto advance 5s Manual advance No tear reverse DEC Mode Horizontal Pitch GO Character Set User Pref C Set Wrap vs Truncate Printer ID 76 Macro 1 2 3 4 DEC Mode cont Disconnect EOT Init Report Auto ANSWERBACK ANSWERBACK ENQ Installation Language English Deutsch Espanol Fran ais Italiano IBM Mode Horizontal Pitch IBM C Set Code Page IBM Dbl Height IBM AGM Pitch COMPRESS Slashed Zero Error Buzzer 1 beep 3 beeps Continuous beep No beep Ribbon Type black color 2 3 EPSON Mode Horizontal Pitch National C Set Code Page EPSON C Set Slashed Zero Path at Power on From Macro Last sel Path Tract Jam Sensor Disable Enable 77 DEC Mode Horizontal Pitch 5 cpi 6 cpi 6 6 cpi 8 25 Cpi 8 55 cpi 9 cpi 10 cpi 12 cpi 13 2 cpi 15 cpi 16 5 cpi 17 1 cpi 18 cpi 20 cpi Prop Spacing User Pref C Set DEC Supplement DEC Spec Graph DEC Technical DEC 7Bit Hebrew User Pref C Set cont DEC Hebrew Sup
43. an also be set according to the number of parts of the paper For X parts Values By setting the manual adjustment Manual adjust Value you can adjust the print gap manually by using the print gap adjustment knob 66 e ThePRINT IMPACT Option gives you the possibility to choose between two print head impact strengths ThesSoft impact Value should be used for thin paper The factory setting Strong impact Value should be used for multipart form in order to obtain good quality printing for all copies Hints on Printer Settings for Paper Thickness Before starting the print job you should print some sample pages to test the print result of the different settings e Always set the PRINT IMPACT andthePRINT GAP Options to be compatible For example if you set the For 5 parts Valuefor the PRINT GAP Option and you do not set the PRINT IMPACT Option toStrong impact you may not have satisfactory print quality on the last part of the multipart form e Avoid printing with Strong impact strength on thin paper This could damage the paper and the platen e TheManual adjust ValueofthePRINT GAP Option does not allow very precise print gap adjustment and should be used only for special paper when other settings have not produced satisfactory results For more details about the paper thickness setting see the section Setting the Printing Modes in Customizing Macres 67
44. at 10 cpi Selects the High Speed Letter Quality level Applies only to the Courier and Sans Serif fonts printed at 10 cpi Selects the High Speed Near Letter Quality level Applies only tothe Courier and Sans Serif fonts printed at 10 cpi 101 Vertical Pitch The vertical pitch determines the density with which the lines are printed The VERTICAL PITCH Option allows you to select this density according to different units Lines printed per inch Ipi 2 3 4 6 8 10 or 12 Ipi Line per centimeter lpcm 1 2 or 4 Ipem lines per centimeter Each time you change the value of the VERTICAL PITCH Option e The TOP MARGIN Option is set to Line 1 e The BOTTOM MARGIN Option is set to the maximum Value according to the formula Bottom margin Line X Form length inches x Vertical pitch lpi OR Bottom margin Line X Form length number of lines 102 Setting the Page Layout For correct paper feeding you must tell your printer which paper format you loaded into the printer and which area you want to define for printing Form Length The FORM LENGTH Option allows you to set the physical form length in inches or in number of lines Even if the logical definition of the form length changes according to interdependent Option settings the Value of the FORM LENGTH Option is not altered as a result It is only altered by software command The Factory setting for the FORM LENGTH Option is 11 inches
45. ata lost Check interface Print gap Manual Adjust print gap Meaning These messages are displayed during the initialization of the printer when the Push Pull paper path is selected The user should check that the paper has been correctly loaded and confirm by pressing the Pause button These messages are displayed during the paper loading procedure for the Push Pull paper path The user should install the paper and confirm by pressing the Pause button These messages are displayed when the Push F ront2 paper path is selected and the tractor is not installed in the Front2 position Power the printer off and install the Push Front2 tractor option The printer was not able to park the paper because it is too long It indicates that the paper should be torn off and then parked again The print head carriage is not moving correctly Open the top cover and check if there is anything blocking the carriage Communication error The DSR signal is not present on the serial interface Clear the error by pressing the Pause button twice then check if the communication parameters for the serial interface are set correctly Data has been lost due to incorrect interface settings Check the interface parameters in the printer Set Up Displayed when exiting from the printer Set Up and the PRINT GAP Option has been set to Manual adjust See Customizing Macraes for more details 25 Message Gap failure Check print gap Printer failure Ca
46. ata that exceeds the right margin Determines whether a communication line disconnection occurs at the end of data transmission Determines if an initialization report is sent to the host or not Determines if an ANSWERBACK message is sent to the host or not Determines whether the ANSWERBACK message is sent to the host when receiving an ENQ code ZONTAL PITCH Sub option sets the horizontal pitch used with the DEC protocol The values for the HOR ZONTAL PITCH Sub option are the following 5 6 6 6 8 25 8 55 9 10 12 13 2 15 16 5 17 1 18 20 cpi and Proportional Spacing Prop Spacing Value 118 GO Character Set TheGO CHARACTER SET Sub option sets the GO character set that will be used with the DEC protocol The following resident character sets are available Value Definition US ASCII US ASCII British British French French German German Norw Danish Norwegian Danish DEC Finnish DEC Finnish DEC French Can DEC French Canadian DEC Norw Dan DEC Norwegian Danish DEC Swedish DEC Swedish DEC Dutch DEC Dutch DEC Swiss DEC Swiss DEC Portuguese DEC Portuguese DEC Supplement DEC Supplemental DEC Spec Graphi DEC Special Graphics DEC Technical DEC Technical DEC 7bit Hebrew DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC Turkish DEC 7Bit Turkish DEC Hebrew Sup DEC Hebrew Supplemental DEC Greek Sup DEC Greek Supplemental DEC
47. available for the PROTOCOL Option Sub option Definition PROTOCOL SERIAL Sets the communication protocol for the serial interface PROTOCOL PARAL Sets the communication protocol for the parallel interface 99 For each of the interfaces you can then select one of the following protocols Value DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Definition Sets the DEC PPL2 protocol to communicate with Digital or ANSI compatible host software This is the Factory setting when using the serial protocol Sets the IBM Proprinter XL24E protocol to communicate with host software This is the Factory setting for Macro 2 and 4 when selecting the parallel protocol Sets the EPSON ESC P protocol to communicate with host software This is the Factory setting for Macro 1 and 3 when selecting the parallel protocol 100 Setting the Publishing Style Font The FONT Option determines the typeface of the printed characters Value Draft Courier Roman Sans Serif Prestige Script Orator OCR A OCR B Quality Level Definition Draft font Courier font Roman font Sans Serif font Prestige font Script font Orator font OCR A font OCR B font The QUALITY LEVEL Option determines the quality level of the printed fonts Value LQ NLQ HS LQ HS NLO Definition Selects the Letter Quality level Applies to all fonts Selects the Near Letter Quality level Applies only to Courier and Sans Serif fonts printed
48. ave the changes made for the current Macro only press the Exit button The changes made for the current Macro only become its current Values Column CURRENT VALUES of the Configuration Sheet 88 Restoring a Macro To overwrite the current Values of the current Macro with the corresponding power on Values display Restore Macro xX and press the Sel Save button The display shows Processing then the basic screen appears Restoring all Macros To overwrite the current Values of all the Macros with the corresponding power on Values display Rest all Macros and press the Sel Save button The display shows Processing then the basic screen appears Recalling the Factory Configuration To overwrite the Power on Values of the entire Configuration with the corresponding Factory Values display Recall Factory and press the Se Save button The display shows Processing then the basic screen appears This operation then generates a Macro 1 restore 89 Setting the Printer Installation The installation Values are generally set once when the printer is integrated within its operating environment The settings concern the printer hardware Configuration and the communication parameters Use the INSTALLATION Function to alter these parameters Factory settings are shown in bold LCD Language The printer display messages are available in five languages English German Spanish French and Italian In the INSTALLATION Func
49. button The message MACROS appears on the display and the Set Up indicator blinks slowly 2 Press the gt button The message INSTALLATION appears 3 Press the J button The message LANGUAGE appears 4 Press the J button The message English appears The symbol indicates that English is the current language for displaying the messages 5 Select the language using the lt or the gt buttons The different available languages appear on the display each time you press one of these buttons 6 Once the desired language is displayed confirm your choice by pressing the Se Save button The symbol appears to confirm your choice 7 Press the Exit button to exit Set Up mode The message Save config appears indicating that you are going to save your new configuration e Topermanently save your choice in the current M1 macro press the Se Save button The new language selection will still be active at next power on e Totemporarily save your choice press the Exit button The new language selection will be lost at next power on The previous language selection will be active To cancel your modification and return to the previous configuration press the gt button The message Restore Macro 1 appears Press the Se Save button 18 Operator Panel Presentation The operator panel enables you to perform many of the printer functions induding paper path selections font selection and the printer set
50. ch Code Page is to use Value Definition Code Page 210 Greek Code Page 220 Spain CP 437 Greek Greek Code Page 437 USA Code Page 850 Multilingual Code Page 852 Eastern Europe Code Page 853 Turkish Code Page 855 Cyrillic Code Page 857 Turkish Code Page 858 Euro PC Multilingual contains the Euro symbol Code Page 860 Portugal Code Page 861 Icelandic Code Page 862 Hebrew Code Page 863 Canada F rance Code Page 864 Arabic Code Page 865 Denmark Norway Code Page 866 Russian Code Page 869 Greek Abicomp Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian ASCII Brazilian Mazowian Polish Code MJK CSFR Bulgarian Bulgarian ISO 8859 7 Latin Greek ISO 8859 15 Latin 9 contains the Euro symbol 129 Value Definition ISO Latin 1T ISO Latin 1 Turkish D Hebrew David Hebrew New Hebrew Modern Hebrew EPSON Character Set The EPSON C SET Sub option defines the style which is applied to the character set Value Definition Graphic The character sets are not altered Italic The Italic style is applied to the character set Slashed Zero The SLASHED ZERO Sub option selects whether the zero character is printed with or without a slash Value Definition Yes The zero character is printed with a slash No The zero character is printed without a slash 130 Testing Your Printer The correct functioning of your printer can
51. d 59 Selecting the Pitch The Pitch button on the operator panel allows you to select different horizontal pitches according to the selected protocol See Customizing Macres for the pitch values You can also select the Soft Software Control Value Software Control means that the pitch that is used by the printer is defined through the commands of your software application This message blinks alternately with the Pitch that will be used if the printer receives no software commands To select a pitch 1 Press the Pitch button 2 Within 3 seconds press the Pitch button until the desired pitch is displayed keeping the button depressed displays the different pitches continuously Three seconds after releasing the button the display shows the basic screen again and the pitch is set If a pitch is selected using the Pitch button it is locked and cannot be changed by software commands The basic screen then shows the Lock symbol The pitch selection made using the Pitch button is canceled as soon as you power off the printer To return to Software Control press the Pitch button until Soft is displayed 60 Holding a Print Task To hold printing temporarily e Press the Pause button The Ready indicator blinks indicating that there are still data to be printed The paper moves according to the settings of the TEAR VIEW MODE Option Toresume printing e Press the Pause button again Reducing the Pr
52. e Please find the installation instructions for the ASF on the corresponding manual The following picture shows the ASF options and their position in the printer 164 Pedestals Two printer floor pedestals are available Three Leads Floor Pedestal for large paper quantity and dual fanfold handling 165 Printer Specifications Printing Characteristics Print Head Matrix 24 pins 0 25 mm Print Head Life 700 mil characters draft Print Speed cps Draft Quality 10 cpi 9070 LA 9060 LA 9070 LA 9060 LA Normal 700 600 LQ 133 200 116 175 NLQ 266 400 230 345 with Courier or SanSerif fonts in HS Quality mode at 10 cpi only Throughput ECMA 132 pages hour 9070 LA 9060 LA Letter Draft 530 480 Letter Quality 220 300 200 280 Letter NLQ 300 440 250 41 0 with Courier or SansSerif fonts in HS Quality mode at 10 cpi only Print Matrix horizontal x vertical Draft Quality 10 cpi 12 x 24 36 x 24 12 cpi 12 x 24 30 x 24 15 cpi 8 x 24 24 x 24 166 10 12 15 17 1 20 24 SO os 233 272 326 167 Characters Sets International character sets ASCII Standard PC IBM Character Sets EPSON National Variations IBM and EPSON Code Pages DEC Protocol GO Character Sets User Preference Character Sets Bar Codes CS1 and CS2 USA France Germany United Kingdom Denmark 1 Sweden Italy
53. e Hex D User Adjustments Bidi Alignment Offset X Line 1 Frontt X 60 inches Line 1 Front2 X 60 inches Tear Perfo Align X 60 inches Installation Language Error Buzzer Ribbon Type Path at Power on Tract Jam Sensor User Access All Functions Macros Test Hex Dump Minimum Save Save Config Restore Macro X Rest all Macros Recall Factory Interface Interface Type I F Time out Input Buffer Parallel Mode AUTOFEED Signal SLCT IN Signal Word Length Baud Rate Parity Bit Buffer Control Robust XON 74 Macro 1 2 3 4 Protocol Protocol Serial DEC PPL2 EPSON ESC P IBM XL24 Protocol Paral DEC PPL2 EPSON ESC P M1 M3 IBM XL24E M2 M4 Font Draft Courier Roman SansSerif Prestige Script Orator OCR A OCR B Quality level LQ NLQ HS LQ HS NLQ Vertical Pitch 2 Ipi 3 Ipi 4 Ipi 6 Ipi 8 Ipi 10 Ipi 12 Ipi 1 Ipcm 2 Ipcm 4 Ipcm Form Length 3 inches 3 5 inches 4 inches 1 3 Form Length cont 5 5 inches 6 inches 7 inches 8 inches 8 5 inches 11 inches A A4 11 5 inches 12 inches 14 inches 15 inches Number of Lines X lines 1 to 256 Form Width 8 inches 13 2 inches 13 6 inches 75 Macro 1 2 3 4 Top Margin Line X 1 Bottom Margin Line X 66 Left Margin Column X 1 Top of Form 0 60 inches 0 60 to 127 60 Paper Path Push Front1 Push Front2 ASF 1 2 3 Print Direction Unidirection
54. e Top of Form Value C See Adjusting the Top of Farm fram the Operator Panel Exit 37 Paper Handling Paper Paths JS Frontl Push Path Base Configuration With Installed Option Front2 Push Path Push Pull Path Automatic Sheet Feeder plus Frontl Push Tractor 38 How to Select a Paper Path The selection of the paper path can be done using the printer driver with your application software There are also two ways of selecting the paper path operating on the printer using the operator panel to change the paper path temporarily for a specific need at a given time using the Set Up mode to switch to a specific customized Configuration Macro including the use of a dedicated paper path Using Set Up Mode The Set U p mode allows you to manage the paper paths used at power on Using the PATH AT POWER ON Option you can choose one of the two possibilities Path at Power on Value Definition From Macro The paper path at power on will be the paper path selected in the active Macro at power on The corresponding PAPER PATH Option is available in the Macro Option list only when this Valueis selected Last sel Path The paper path at power on will be paper path selected when the printer was powered off If you select the From Macro Value select the paper path you intend to usein the PAPER PATH Option available in the Macro Option list If the paper feeding device corresponding to your Macro definition is not pr
55. ee the description of the paper path indicators below Fault Fault lit LI The printer is out of paper Fault Fault blinking slowly C There is a fault such as cover open paper jam communication error and buffer overflow Fault Fault blinking rapidly There is an internal diagnostic fault 27 The Paper Path Indicators The Paper Path indicators identify which Paper Path is selected With this printer the paper may be loaded through the following Paper Paths e Frontli Paper Path e Front2 Paper Path e ASF Paper Path e Push Pull Paper Path Always remember to power off the printer before mounting any new paper feeding device This allows the printer to automatically detect this device at power on Indicator Status Meaning Ho Front 1 Paper Path indicator lit Front 2 The Paper Path corresponding to the lit indicator is selected In this ASE example the Push Front1 Paper Path is selected Ba Front 1 Paper Path indicator blinking Front 2 The Paper Path corresponding to the blinking indicator is selected but it is ASF out of paper In this example the Push Front1 Paper Path is out of paper 28 The Buttons The operator panel buttons are used to control the printer Their function depends both on the printer state and on the operating mode you have chosen See the following section to know the states and modes definitions The main function of each button is related to the Nor
56. ent Germany Bescheinigung des Herstellers I mporteurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt dass der Drucker der Maschinenlarminformationsverordnung 3 GSGV 18 01 1991 entspricht Der h chste Schalldruckpegel betr gt 70 dB A oder weniger gem EN 27779 1991 172 Compliance Statement Europe Warning This product meets the interference requirements of EN55022 In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Energy Star As an ENERGY STAR Partner CPG has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy effidency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other office equipment The program backs the development and dissemination of the products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations International Compliance EN55022 1998 Emissions Series EN 61000 3 2 1995 Power line harmonics EN 61000 3 3 1995 Power line flicker EN55024 1998 Immunity Characteristics EN61000 4 2 1995 E S D EN61000 4 3 1995 Radiated Susceptibility EN61000 4 4 1995 E F T EN61000 4
57. error message 30 The Operating Modes The following definitions explain the printer operating modes An operating mode allows the user to perform specific operations grouped according to a common function Some other features are also called modes especially within the Set Up options The following description concerns only the modes that affect how you use the printer mainly by using the button functions Throughout this User Manual we refer to these definitions Operating Modes Definition Normal This is the basic operating mode of your printer allowing you to perform all the operations related to getting documents printed printing handling paper selecting fonts managing the operating states switching between your customized configurations Quiet This is the same mode as Normal except that printing is performed with a lower noise level than in Normal mode Tear View This mode is part of the Normal mode since it defines the way the paper moves at the end of each print task or when putting the task on hold Pause state F or example you can make the paper automatically advance to the tear bar at the end of the print task or see the last printed line when you switch to Pause state Set Up This mode mainly allows you to set up your printer according to your operating environment Y ou can also define 4 customized configurations depending on the different kinds of jobs you have to manage Top of Form You can quickly access
58. es an ENQ code 123 Configuring the IBM Mode The IBM MODE Option sets the IBM protocol specific features and comprises the following Sub options Sub options Definition HORIZONTAL PITCH Sets the horizontal spacing of the printed characters IBM C SET 1 2 Selects whether the BM Character Set 1 or 2 is used CODE PAGE Selects the Code Page character sets IBM DBL HEIGHT Selects the double height printing IBM AGM Selects the IBM Alternate Graphics Mode PITCH COMPRESS Determines the character pitch when receiving the COMPRESS command SLASHED ZERO Determines whether the zero character is printed with or without a slash Horizontal Pitch The HORIZONTAL PITCH Sub option sets the horizontal pitch used with the IBM protocol The values are 10 12 17 1 20 cpi and Proportional Spacing Prop Spacing IBM Character Set The IBM C SET 1 2 Sub option identifies which character set is to use Value Definition IBM SET 1 Printer uses characters and symbols commonly used in English IBM SET 2 Printer uses characters and symbols commonly used in non English languages 124 Code Page The CODE PAGE Sub option identifies which Code Page is to use Value Definition Code Page 210 Greek Code Page 220 Spain CP 437 GR
59. esent at power on the display shows a specific message See Configuring Your Printer for information about the PATH AT POWER ON Option and Customizing Macros for information about the PAPER PATH Option 39 Using the Operator Panel The Path button on the operator panel is used to select the paper path you want to use To select a paper path using the operator panel 1 Press the Path button The indicator corresponding to the currently selected path starts blinking The display shows the paper path name 2 Press the Path button again The Path indicators light up one after one another Only the indicators of the available paths light up i e those for which the corresponding tractor unit is installed Simultaneously the display reads the corresponding paper path names 3 Once the indicator corresponding to the paper path you want to select is lit release the button Automatic paper handling operations depending on your choice are performed after a time out If the new selected path is out of paper the corresponding indicator blinks The printer will load the paper corresponding to your new paper path selection only when receiving data 40 Paper Specifications It is important to use the correct paper for obtaining the best performance See the information table below Fanfold Paper Loading Mode Width Length Thickness Copies Weight g m Original Other sheets Carbon Paper Front1
60. et toline 1 Printing does not start at the right vertical position Double spaced lines instead of single spaced Overprint on the same lines Next printed line starts where the previous line ended instead of at left margin Overprint on the same line while next printed line starts where the previous line ended instead of at left margin Possible Cause Line 1 setting is not correct Top of Form or Top Margin settings are not correct Software setting is not correct Line mode setting is not correct Line mode setting is not correct Line mode setting is not correct Line mode setting is not correct Action Resolution 1 Performthe LINE 1 FRONT1 or 2 Check the resul LINE 1 FRONT2 procedure of the USER ADJUSTMI ENTS Function t 3 If the result is not correct call Service Check the settings of the TOP OF FORM or TOP MARGIN Options in the Set Up See Setting the Printing Mages Check line spacing Select the LF LF CR CR value for the LINE in your software MODE Option in the Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes Select the CR LF CR value for the LINE MODE Option in the Set Up See Sekting the Printing Mages Select the LF LF CR value for the LINE MODE Option in the Set Up See Sekting the Printing Mages Select the LF amp CR LF CR value for the LINE MODE Opt
61. g figure 9 Turn the ribbon winding knob in the arrow direction located on the cartridge to take up slack in the ribbon Ribbon Guide Ribbon Winding Knob 10 Push the cartridge down gently until it dips into place at the locking points on both sides 11 Turn the ribbon winding knob again in the direction of the arrow to take up slack in the ribbon 12 To ensure that the ribbon guide runs freely along the ribbon manually move the print carriage horizontally If the used ribbon cartridge needs to be replaced see Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge later in this manual Host Computer Connection This printer can be connected to the host computer via two available interfaces The interface connectors are located on the rear of the printer e A bidirectional EEE1284 parallel interface e A RS232C 422A serial interface Before connecting the interface cable make sure that the printer and the host computer are turned OFF Insert the paralld interface cableinto the parallel connector and fasten it by means of the dips Insert the serial interface cable into the serial connector and fasten it by means of the two screws use the screwdriver pi i ogy Parallel Interface Serial Interface The interface cable with a 6 pin DECconnect type connector can be connected to the serial interface connector by mean
62. he first part of the message identifies the error the second part suggests a solution Installation Problems and Solutions Symptoms No indicator lit Power switch in I on position Printer not printing Ready indicator lit Possible Cause Power cable not properly connected Power cable damaged Printer failure Incorrect setting of the printer Interface cable is not properly connected Selection of the protocol is not correct Printer communication settings are not appropriate to host settings Action Resolution Check the connection of the power cable on both sides Check the power cable itself Call Service 1 Perform a self test 2 If the self test is OK see the other causes If the self test is not OK power the printer off and on again 3 Perform another self test 4 Ifthe self test is not OK call Service Check the connection of the interface cable on both sides Check PROTOCOL Option in the Set Up See Setting the Communication Interface Check the INTERFACE Option settings in Set Up See Setting the Cammunication Interface 141 Printing Problems and Solutions Symptoms Printer not printing Print head carriage moves Poor print quality Possible Cause Ribbon cartridge is not installed Ribbon is not properly installed Print head is not close enough to the paper Paper type is not correct Ribbon cartridge type is not correct Ribbon i
63. int Noise Level To print with a reduced noise level Quiet mode e Press the Quiet button The display shows Quiet instead of the current printer state Toreturn to Normal mode e Press the Quiet button again The display shows the printer state that was active before pressing the Quiet button 61 Recovering from a Fault State Recovering from a Paper out Fault If the printer is out of paper the Fault and Ready indicators are lit and the display shows the Load X message where x is the current Paper Path 1 Make sure that paper is loaded in the current paper path 2 Press the FF Load button The display shows Loading paper and paper is loaded If no paper is installed in the current Paper Path see Paper Handling for the paper installation procedure Recovering from other Faults Torecover from any other F ault state 1 Remove the cause of the F ault state 2 Press the Pause button to clear the F ault state It may happen that two Fault states occur at the same time In this case press the Pause button repeatedly until both of them are cleared 62 Printing Print Area Definition For the correct definition of the print area customize the printer Set Up Macros according to your needs The corresponding Options are the following FORM LENGTH LEFT MARGIN FORM WIDTH TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN e TOP OF FORM See Customizing Maeres for a complete description of these Options
64. ion in the Set Up See Setting the Printing Mages 144 Symptoms Printer not printing Message Data lost Check interface Printer not printing Message Comm Failure Check line Printer not printing Message Carriage error Check its moving Printer not printing Message Ribbon blocked Check its moving Possible Cause Interface cable not properly connected Selection of the protocol is not correct Printer communication settings are not appropriate to host settings Buffer control settings are not appropriate Line failure Print head carriage path is obstructed Ribbon blocked in front of the print head Ribbon blocked Action Resolution Check the connection of the interface cable on both sides Check the PROTOCOL Option setting in Set Up See Selecting the Protacal Check the INTERFACE Option setting in Set Up See Selecting the Protacal Check the BUFFER CONTROL Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Cammunication Interface Check the interface cable type Check the physical connection and the interface itself 1 Clear the print head carriage path 2 Press the Pause button Reinstall the ribbon cartridge 1 Check that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed 2 Turn the ribbon feed knob to make sure the ribbon is not jammed 3 Press the Pause button 145 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Symptoms
65. ion parameters of your printer are grouped under the INTERFACE Function These settings must match those of the host with which you want to communicate It is necessary to know the host settings before selecting values for the printer interface Factory settings are shown in bold Interface Type Determines the type of interface to be used Value Definition Parallel The parallel interface only is enabled 2S TS ee alia taco only s diad _ Automatic Both interfaces are enabled The printer switches automatically to the proper interface type according to the activated port If you select this value adjust the I F TIME OUT Option accordingly Interface Time out The I F TIME OUT Option allows you to define the duration after which the interface switches back to the Stand by state when the printer stops receiving data Value Definition 2 seconds Interface time out of the corresponding duration 30 seconds 92 Input Buffer Size The INPUT BUFFER Option allows you to set the input buffer size The down line loading of characters is always available Value Definition 1K 1 KByte input buffer 8 K 8 KByte input buffer 16 K 16 KByte input buffer 32 K 32 KByte input buffer 64 K 64 KByte input buffer Setting the Parallel Interface Parallel Mode The PARALLEL MODE Option allows you to determine the type of data exchange between the printer and the host for the parallel interface
66. kages e Plug amp Play capability for Windows 95 98 2000 e Bi directional IEEE 1284 parallel interface and RS232 C 422 A serial interface Unpacking Your Printer Together with the CD ROM with this User Manual the following items are included in the box Notify any damage to your supplier Q Serial Interface Adapter Ribbon Cartridge Serial Interface Cable Printer Parts Front View Operator Panel Paper Knob Push Tractors Cover Power Switch Rear View Rear Paper Slot Top Cover Rear Tractor Cover Paper Knob Interface Connectors Large Rear Cover Power Cable Connector Rear Tractor Installation Area Covers Setting Up Your Printer Choosing a Suitable Location Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer e The distance between the printer and the host computer must not exceed the length of the interface cable e The location must be sturdy horizontal and stable e Your printer must not be exposed to direct sunlight extreme heat cold dust or humidity see Printer Specifications later e The power outlet compatible must be with the plug of the printer s power cord There must be sufficient clearances on all sides for easy operation The required space is shown in the figure Printer Assembly Removal of the Shipment Locks Open all the printer covers and make sure that you remove the two shipment
67. ll Service Push Frontl jam Check paper Push Front2 jam Check paper Ribbon blocked Check ribbon Meaning Displayed when an automatic gap adjustment error occurred Power the printer off and on again If the error is not solved call the Customer Service The printer isin an error condition that cannot be solved by the user Call the Customer Service A paper jam occurred in the Push Front1 path Remove and reinstall the paper A paper jam occurred in the Push Front2 path Remove and reinstall the paper The ribbon cartridge is blocked Check the ribbon cartridge installation The Indicators The following graphic conventions are used to describe the possible indicator behaviors Off me Lit m Flashing Flashing rapidly 26 The State Indicators The operator panel has three state indicators Fault Ready and Set Up Indicator State Meaning Ready Ready lit L The printer is in Ready or Busy state The printer can receive printing information from the host Ready Ready off E The printer is in Pause state The printer cannot receive printing information from the host and the current print tasks are put on hold Ready Ready blinking Ca The printer is in Pause state and there is still data in the input buffer Set Up Set Up off im The printer is in normal state et Up Set Up blinking slowly D The printer is in Set Up state S
68. locks from the printer Sse Ribbon Cartridge Installation Two types of black ribbon cartridges are available for this printer depending on whether the color mechanism option is installed or not Make sure that you are using only CPG original consumables 1 Makesure that the printer is turned off 2 Find the ribbon cartridge among the accessories Ribbon guide Holder for Color Mechanism Tension Knob Cartridge Pin Long Life Black Ribbon Cartridge 3 Open the top cover using the small handles on either side of the top cover 4 Turn the printer on The print carriage prepares for ribbon cartridge installation 5 Before installing the ribbon cartridge turn the ribbon winding knob in the arrow direction located on the cartridge to take up slack in the ribbon Ribbon Winding Knob To avoid damage to the ribbon do not turn the winding knob in the wrong direction 6 Align the cartridge pins with the locking grooves on the left and right cartridge supports 7 Slide and insert the ribbon guide between the print head and the ribbon guide mask holding it perpendicular to the print head Make sure that the ribbon is inserted correctly between the print head and the print head mask 8 Insert the white plastic holder onto the color mechanism as shown in the followin
69. lue Definition Yes Zero character is printed with a slash No Zero character is printed without a slash Setting the EPSON Mode The EPSON MODE Option sets the EPSON protocol specific features and comprises the following Sub options Sub option Definition HORIZONTAL PITCH Sets the horizontal spacing of the printed characters NATIONAL C SET Selects the National character set to be used CODE PAGE Selects the Code Page character sets EPSON CSET Applies an italic style or not to the character sets SLASHED ZERO Determines whether the zero character is printed with without a slash Horizontal Pitch The HORIZONTAL PITCH Option sets the horizontal pitch used with the EPSON protocol The values are 10 12 17 1 20 cpi and Proportional Spacing Prop Spacing 127 National Character Set The NATIONAL C SET Sub option identifies which national character set is to use Value Definition USA USA France France Germany Germany United Kingdom United Kingdom Denmark 1 Denmark 1 Denmark 2 Denmark 2 Sweden Sweden Italy Italy Japan J apan Spain 1 Spain 1 Spain 2 Spain 2 Norway Norway Latin America Latin America Korea Korea Turkey Turkey Legal Legal Old Hebrew Old Hebrew New Hebrew New Hebrew D Hebrew David Hebrew 128 Code Page The CODE PAGE Sub option identifies whi
70. mal mode This function is printed above the button in a shaded rectangle The secondary functions concern the Set U p mode the Top of Form mode or any other specific mode These functions are printed outside the shaded rectangle You access these secondary functions after first pressing a button as follows you access the secondary functions printed in italic style after pressing the Set Up button you access the secondary functions printed in green after pressing the Macro button M1 t Secondary Function Macro Main Function _ BGG LF aes Secondary Function Set Up Top of Form v 29 The Operating States The following definitions explain the printer operating states A state is a specific situation essentially characterized by the data flow interpretation and the physical configuration of the printer transmitted through the different sensors The first part of the display indicates the current operating state see the section The Display Throughout this User Manual we refer to these definitions Operating State Definition Ready Nodata are to be printed No fault is detected by the sensors Busy Data areto be printed being printed or not No fault is detected by the sensors Pause Printing is put to hold No fault is detected by the sensors Fault A fault is detected by the sensors The printer buzzer sounds according to the Set Up setting and the display reads a specific
71. mizing Macros Macro Option Samples Sub options Values Protocol Protocol Serial DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Protocol Parallel DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Font Draft Courier 56 Switching between Macros 1 Toswitch between the Macros Press the Macro button on the operator panel The display shows Select a Macro Ready Set Up E Pause Set Up aa Fault Mi M2 M3 M4 Quiet Macro LF FFiLoad Font Pitch Salawe Ext E G acre Y eee N eee fe eh eed Print Top of Form 4 gt lt 2 Within 3 seconds press the M1 M2 M3 or M4 button corresponding to the Macro you want to use The printer initializes the Values of the Macro the display shows Processing The basic screen then indicates the new current Macro The Macro at power on is the current Macro when you power off the printer 57 Selecting Print Features There are three possibilities to select the print features you need for a specific print task e By customizing a Macro This allows you to alter the greatest number of print parameters Within the Option list of the Macros you can define the page layout form dimensions margins the publishing style font character set character spacing line spacing contrast of the print out the printer behavior blank pages management DEC mode management See Customizing Macros for more details e By using a printer driver This technique reduces the number
72. ms j English Lower case with initial cap symbol for This convention applies to the selectable the current selected Value Values and to the executable Values There are two types of values e the selectable Values which are parameters that alter the printer Configuration e the executable Values which generate immediate operations The Different Types of Selectable Values Three types of selectable Values have been defined according to how they are saved Value Type Meaning Factory These are the Values that are set at the factory You can recall them for the entire Configuration using the SAVE Option Power on These are the values that are active when powering on the printer They are active when you permanently save your changes by pressing the Se Save button Current These are the values that are active at a given time and that are lost when you power off the printer They are active when you temporarily save your changes by pressing the Exit button or by modifying corresponding Values at the operator panel 72 Configuration Quick Reference See the following pages to know the Functions Options Sub options and Values defining the entire Configuration Macros Installation Interface Test Hex Dump User Access User Adjustments Save In the Value list the Factory setting is shown in bold 73 Macros Macro 1 Macro 2 Macro 3 Macro 4 Test Hex Dump Self Test Hex Dump Mode Enable Hex D Disabl
73. n be protected in different ways The different values of the USER ACCESS Function affect both access to Set Up mode and use of the operator panel The following table shows the setting effects User Access Value Set Up Mode Operator Panel All Functions You can access to all Set Up You can use all the operator panel items buttons Macros You can only access the MACROS You can use all the operator panel and SAVE Functions buttons Test Hex Dump You can only access the You can use all the operator panel TEST HEX DUMP Option buttons Minimum No access to the Set Up itemsis You can only use the Park LF possible When pressing the Set FF Load and Pause buttons Up button the display shows Press Park 98 Customizing Macros How to Customize a Macro Your Printer allows you to use four sets of pre determined parameters called Macros You can alter the factory settings of the Macro Options and customize them as explained in this chapter For more information about the use of the Macros see Operating Your Printer In this chapter Factory settings are shown in bold You access the following options using the MACRO Function and the corresponding MACRO X Option in Set Up mode Selecting the Protocol You have to set the printer protocol for the interface you use to communicate with your host You must first select the interface for which you want to select the protocol The following Sub options are
74. nt is performed The print head adjusts the platen gap automatically according to the paper thickness each time you load paper into the printer or change the paper path For 1 part The print gap is set according to the number of parts of your multipart For 2 parts paper For 3 parts For 4 parts For 5 parts For 6 parts Manual adjust The print gap is manually adjusted with the print gap selection knob See the corresponding procedure below For more information about the proper use of this option see the section Adapting to Paper Thickness in the Printing chapter 109 How to Adjust the Print Gap Manually If you select manual adjustment of the print gap you have to use the print gap adjustment knob to set the distance between the print head and the platen To adjust the print gap manually 1 Select the Manual adjust Value for the PRINT GAP Option 2 Save your changes and exit the Set Up mode The display shows Print gap Manual Adjust print gap 3 Open the top cover The print head automatically moves to the center letting you access to the print gap adjustment knob behind and at the left of the left cartridge support The print gap is set at the maximum 4 Turn the print gap adjustment knob with your index finger to the back of the printer so that the markings appear 5 Position the adjustment knob so that the marking indicating a number of parts is opposite the black plastic marker at its right
75. o set the transmission speed used for the communication between the printer and the host Ensure that the Value matches your host settings Value 600 bps 1200 bps Definition 600 bits per seconds 1200 bits per seconds 2400 bps 4800 bps 2400 bits per seconds 4800 bits per seconds 9600 bps 19200 bps 9600 bits per seconds 19200 bits per seconds 38400 bps 38400 bits per seconds Parity Bit The PARITY B Value Even Odd T Option allows you to set the parity check type Definition The even parity check is used The odd parity check is performed None No parity check is performed 96 Buffer Control The BUFFER CONTROL Option determines the data flow control to the input buffer Value Definition DTR The DTR control regulates the data flow to the input buffer using DTR high DTR low voltage signals XON XOFF The XON XOFF control codes are used to regulate the data flow XON XOFF DTR Both the XON XOFF and the DTR control codes are used to regulate the data flow Robust XON The ROBUST XON Option allows you to determine if the printer repeatedly sends an XON code while in Ready state The setting of this Option is only applicable when the BUFFER CONTROL Option is set to XON XOFF Or XON XOFF DTR Value Definition No No XON code sent Yes XON code repeatedly sent 97 Setting the User Access Authorization The access to the printer Configuration ca
76. of print parameters you can alter Please note that the parameters available in the printer driver dialog boxes override the corresponding parameters of the printer Set Up e By using the operator panel This allows you to alter the font and the horizontal pitch using the corresponding buttons See the following sections for details 58 Selecting the Font The Font button allows you to select one of the following resident fonts Draft Courier Roman Sans Serif Prestig Script Orator OCR A OCR B You can also select the SoftContr1 Software Control Value Software Control means that the font that is used by the printer is defined through the commands of your software application This message blinks alternately with the Font that will be used if the printer receives no software command To select a resident font 3 Press the Font button 4 Within 3 seconds press the Font button until the desired font is displayed keeping the button depressed displays the different fonts continuously Three seconds after releasing the button the display shows the basic screen again and the font is set If a font is selected using the Font button it is locked and cannot be changed by software commands The basic screen then shows the Lock symbol The font selection made using the Font button is canceled as soon as you power off the printer To return to Software Control press the Font button until SoftCont ri is displaye
77. onnector Reliability MTBF Mean Time between failure 10000 hours at 25 DC MTTR Mean Time To Repair 30 minutes Workload 9070 LA 42000 pages month ECMA 182 4 hours for 20 days 9060 LA 38000 pages month Power Supply UNIVERSAL From 100 to 230 VAC 10 15 5060 Hz 2 Hz Power Output Max 215 W Power Consumption Standby 28W Average Printing 116 W 170 Noise Level 54 dBA Environment Conditions Storage Conditions Temperature Relative Humidity Operating Conditions Temperature Relative Humidity Paper Conditions Temperature Relative Humidity 35 to 65 C 5 to 95 RH non condensing 10 to 38 C 10 to 90 RH non condensing 16 to 24 C 40 to 60 RH non condensing Physical dimensions Height 320 mm 12 6 inches Width 670 mm 26 38 inches Depth 460 mm 18 11 inches Weight 21 kg 46 35 Ibs Consumables and Options e Long life black ribbon cartridge 20 million characters e Color ribbon cartridge 2 million characters for each band e Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF with envelopes and sheet stacker e Two additional trays for the automatic sheet feeder e Additional pull tractor unit for push pull fanfold handling e Three level floor pedestal for high paper capacity and dual fanfold e Two level floor pedestal with tiltable printer level e Ribbon shifter Color kit e Tractor with paper jam sensor 171 Compliance Statements FCC Compliance Statement USA This equipment complies
78. ont gt M4 Pitch Pause Sel Save Set Up Exit Functions gt Sel Save Exit Purpose In Set Up to navigate at the same level to the next item See How to Canfigure Your Printer In the Set Up structure to navigate at the same level to the previous item See How to Canfigure Your Printer To select a Value and save the new Configuration See How to Canfigure Your Printer To exit Set Up mode without saving the Values See How to Configure Your Printer 36 The Functions of the Buttons in Top of Form Mode As explained previously the function of the button mainly depends on the operating mode but is also affected by the printer state You access the following button functions in the Top of Form mode that is after pressing the Top of Form button The following table introduces only the buttons active in Top of Form mode Button Function Purpose Macro Top of Form To reset the Top of Form Value to Zero Top of Form M1 a To reduce the Top of Form Value the paper moves backwards LF accordingly See Adjusting the Tap of Form from the Operater Panel M2 T To increase the Top of Form Value the paper moves forwards FF Load accordingly See Adjusting the Tap of Farm fram the Operater Panel Pause Sel Save To save the Top of Form Value and return to Normal mode See Adjusting the Tap of Farm fram the Operator Panel Sel Save Set Up Exit Toreturn to Normal mode without saving th
79. oth its hooks with the Front1 Push tractor pins and inserting them into the corresponding pins Push the Front2 tractor until it is fully engaged Insert the connector cable in the electrical connector located in the Front1 Push tractor Connector Cable 150 2 Theupper push tractor must be installed as shown in figure 3 To remove the upper push tractor turn the printer off Take the connector cable off and press on the push buttons located in the upper push tractor hooks to disengage the Push button tractor Q 151 Loading Paper Using the Front2 Tractor Option Q 1 Open the tractor area cover turning is upwards and lay it on the top of the printer 152 3 Unlock the Front2 tractor sprockets moving the sprocket levers up Slide the left sprocket to the first printing column 4 Space the paper guides along the tractor bar Open the sprocket covers of the left and right sprocket 153 5 Hold the fanfold paper in front of the sprockets and insert the paper perforation on the left sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover 6 Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover 154 7 Position the left sprocket for printing and lock it in place Adjust gently the right sprocket to remove slack from the paper and lock it in place 155 9 The paper must be loaded as shown in figure Loading Paper with the Front1 Push Tractor when the
80. ow to clean the front path sensor and the rear path sensor Rear paper sensor Front paper sensor 3 In case the Remove paper message is still displayed Power off the printer Make sure no paper is loaded Hold down the Set Up button while powering the printer on The printer enters the Paper Sensor Tune mode and then displays 1 Pap sensor tune 2 Clear paper path 4 Press the Sel Save button The printer initializes the paper detect sensors while the display shows Tuning sensor and then enters Ready state 147 Printer Failure Symptoms Possible Cause Action Resolution Printer failure Electronic or mechanical Call Service Message internal failure Printer failure Call Service Hex Dump Mode If the printer prints wrong characters you can select the Hex Dump Mode in the printer Test H ex Dump menu in order to analyze both printing and non printing characters arriving on the printer In Hex Dump Mode the printer prints all characters in their hexadecimal code See Testing Your Printer on details for the Hex Dump Mode setting 148 Options The Front2 Push Tractor An optional second front push tractor can be installed on the printer This tractor allows the handling of a second fanfold paper Installing Removing the Front2 Push Tractor This second push tractor unit can be installed in front position on the Front1 Push tractor 149 1 Install the Front2 Push tractor aligning b
81. p button to put the printer in Set Up mode MACROS Is displayed Press the J button The display shows MACRO 1 Press the gt button The display shows MACRO 2 Press the J button The display shows PROTOCOL Press the gt button until FONT is displayed Press the J button The display shows Draft Press the gt or button until the display shows Orator Press the Sel Save button to select this font An asterisk is displayed to indicate that the Value has been selected Press the T button to return to the Options level The display shows FONT Press the gt or lt button until the display shows DEC MODE Press the J button to pass over to the value setting for the DEC defaults the display shows HORIZONTAL PITCH 84 12 13 14 15 16 Press the J button The display shows 10 cpi Press the gt or button until the display shows 17 1 cpi Press the Sel Save button to select the horizontal pitch An asterisk is displayed to indicate that the value has been selected Press the Exit button The display shows Save config To permanently save your changes press the Se Save button The display shows Processing indicating that the parameters are copied in the printer memory 85 Printing the Printer Configuration To check the values set in the printer Configuration proceed as follows e Press the Set Up button e Press the Print button The printer prints
82. ption has been set to Minimum and the only operator panel button to which the user is allowed access after pressing the Set Up button is the Park button Remove paper Requires the loaded paper to be removed Select a Macro Requires the user to press the button M1 M2 M3 or M4 corresponding to the Macro he wants to select 23 Status Messages Message Push Frontl Push Front2 Top cover open Operating Messages Message Loading paper Parking paper Printing test Processing Testing Starting up Meaning The Push F ront1 path is selected via the operator panel The Push F ront2 path is selected via the operator panel The top cover is open Meaning The printer is loading paper in the current paper path The printer is parking the paper either because the Park button has been pressed or because the paper path has been changed The paper needs to be parked in order to allow paper loading through the new path The printer is printing the output of one of the available printer tests The printer is processing data Generic wait for operation end message The printer is executing the one of the available tests The printer is performing the bootstrap operations 24 Rolling messages Message 1 Check paper 2 Press Pause p Paper gt Pull 2 Press Pause 1 Power off 2 Push gt Front2 1 Tear off paper 2 Park Paper Carriage error Check its moving Comm Failure Check line D
83. s not properly installed Ribbon is worn or defective Ribbon is jammed Print head is not properly Action Resolution Install the ribbon cartridge See Step 2 in the Quick Reference Guide Reinstall or readjust the ribbon cartridge properly See Step 2 in the Quick Reference Guide Check the PRINT GAP Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Mades If the PRINT GAP Option is set to Auto adjust check the AUTO GAP OFFSET Option setting in Set Up See Sekting the Printing Modes Use paper conforming to the paper specifications See Paper Specifications Use a CPG ribbon cartridge See Supplies and Options Order Numbers in the Quick Reference Guide Reinstall or readjust the ribbon cartridge properly See Step 2 in the Quick Reference Guide Replace the ribbon cartridge See Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Turn the ribbon feed knob to release the ribbon If the ribbon feed is stuck replace the ribbon cartridge See Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Check the PRINT GAP Option setting in Set Up set print head is too close or See Setting the Printing Mades too far 142 Symptoms Poor print quality cont Dark or smudged printing Blank spaces or missing dots within characters Print overlap Garbled characters Poor alignment of the vertical lines Possible Cause Print head may be worn Print head is too close to the paper Print head may be worn
84. s of the serial interface adapter you received together with the printer teba Software Driver Selection Software Driver Selection At this point it is necessary to configure your printer for your application package The installation procedures depend upon the host environment Follow the instructions in the readmefile you find on the CD ROM In a WINDOWS 95 98 2000 XP NT4 0 Millennium environment the printer supports the Plug amp Play feature The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address intipy www cpg i net Power Connection The power outlet must be compatible with the plug of the printer s power cord Always use a grounded outlet 1 Makesure the power outlet is near the printer location and easily accessible 2 Make sure that the power switch is in O position OF F 16 3 Insert the power cable plug into the printer connector and the other power cable end into a convenient outlet the figure shows the European version 4 If you need to turn the printer on press the power switch in the position ON 17 Selecting the Display Language The display messages for this printer can be displayed in five different languages English Default French German Italian and Spanish To select the language that you prefer proceed as follows 1 Press the Set Up
85. s then moved to the viewing position For example for the value 1 60 inches the printer prints 1 60 This allows you to check the current position See Configuring Your Printer for details on how to navigate in Set Up mode 3 If the current Value is not acceptable choose another value and press the Se Save button The same printing procedure is performed again 4 Once you have selected the proper Value press the Exit button to save modification The display reads Save Config 5 Press Sel Save button to permanently save your modification 136 Adjusting the Tear off Position You can perform a fine adjustment of the T ear off position to facilitate paper tearing 1 Enter the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function as described before and select the TEAR PERFO ALIGN Option 2 Press the J button The paper is parked then loaded to the current tear off position The current Value is displayed 3 Press the gt or button to adjust the T ear off position The paper moves according to the displayed Value 4 When the paper perforation is positioned according to your needs press the Exit button Your modification is saved and the basic screen is displayed See Configuring Your Printer for details on how to navigate in Set Up mode 137 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning the Printer Make sure the printer has been turned off for at least 15 minutes before starting any cleaning operations
86. select the paper path used with a given Macro Remember that you can also select the paper path you want using the operator panel buttons This Option is available only if the PATH AT POWER ON Option of the INSTALLATION Function is set to From Macro See Configuring Your Printer Value Definition Push Front1 The paper is loaded using the tractor in Front1 position Push Front2 The paper is loaded using the tractor in Front2 position option ASF1 ASF2 ASF3 Paper is loaded using one of the ASF bins option 105 These settings are stored in the Macros See also the PATH AT POWER ON Option Setting the Printing Modes Print Direction The PRINT DIRECTION Option allows you to define the print direction when a line feed occurs Value Definition Unidirectional The printing direction is the same each time This setting may be necessary due to specific driver s compatibility Bidirectional The print direction changes for each line feed This setting gives the highest printing speed Soft Control The print direction depends on the software commands received by the printer The Unidirectional and the Bidirectional settings apply to both alphanumeric and graphics printing 106 Line Mode The LINE MODE Option defines printer behavior when receiving a carriage return or a line feed command in the following ways Value Definition LF LF CR CR When receiving a LF code the printer e
87. t M1 LF LF To advance the paper Inactive Same as for Inactive LF one line at the current Ready P ause a vertical pitch state v Se Moving the Paper M1 M1 To selet Macro 1 See Using Macros M2 FF Load FF Load Toadvancethe Inactive Same as for Inactive FF Load paper The paper moves Ready P ause according to the settings of state t the Tear View mode See Moving the Paper M2 M2 Toselect Macro 2 See Using Macros M3 Font Font To force one of the Inactive Same as for Inactive Font available resident fonts Ready P ause See Selecting Print state gt Features M3 M3 To select Macro 3 See Using Macros 33 Button Functions M4 Pitch Pitch lt M4 Pause Pause Sel Save Set Up Set Up Exit Purpose Ready Pause State Pitch To force one of the available resident pitch values See Selecting Print Features M4 To select Macro 4 See Using Macros To toggle between the Pause and the Ready state The paper moves according to the settings of the Tear View mode See Holding a Print Task To access the Set Up mode the corresponding button functions and other specific button functions Park Print Top of Form See The Function of the Buttons in Set Up Made Busy State Inactive Same as for Ready P ause state Same as for Ready Pause state Fault State Paper Out Other Fault Same as for Inactive Ready P ause state Same as for Clears the Ready P ause fault and s
88. t U p Options USER ADJUSTMENTS This Function allows fine adjustment of all the mechanical parameters such as the print gap the position of the first printable line etc SAVE This Function allows you to manage your configuration in the section How to configure your Printer later in this chapter 70 The Configuration Structure The Set U p Configuration contains seven Functions which group specific Options The Options if necessary are broken down into other Sub options The selectable parameters defining the Options or Sub options are called Values The following is an example of part of the Configuration structure Function Level Options Level Sub options Level Values Level Macro Protocol Protocol Serial DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Protocol Parallel DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Font Draft Courier Vertical Pitch 2 Ipi 1lpcm In the above table the Protocol Option has two Sub options Protocol Serial and Protocol Parallel You have to choose one of these Sub options to access the selectable values The F ont and the Vertical Pitch have not Sub options you access to the selectable Values directly 71 Display Graphic Conventions To allow you to recognize the kind of item that appears on the printer display the following graphic conventions apply Display Sample Convention Meaning MACRO Uppercase This convention applies to Functions Options and Sub options all non selectable ite
89. tate returns to previous state Same as for Inactive Ready Pause state 34 The Function of the Buttons in Set Up Mode As explained previously the function of the button mainly depends on the operating mode The printer state also affects the specific function purpose By definition you access the following button functions in Set Up mode which is after pressing the Set Up button Button Path Park Quiet Print Macro Top of Form M1 LF a v M2 FF Load 4 Functions Park Print Top of Form Purpose With the Push F ront1 or Push Front2 Paper Paths to park the paper With the Push Pull Paper Path advances the paper Note This function is no longer active once you enter S amp U p See Paper Handling Pressing this button the printer prints the firmware version of your printer and the list of set up features of the four macros and their associated values Note This function is no longer active once you enter Se amp Up See Printing the Printer Configuration To access the Top of F orm mode Note This function is no longer active once you enter S amp Up See Adjusting the Tap of Farm fram the Operator Panel In Set Up to navigate downwards through Functions Options Sub options and Values See How to Configure Your Printer In Set Up to navigate upwards through Functions Options Sub options and Values See How to Canfigure Your Printer 35 Button M3 F
90. tches directly to the Hex Dump mode The basic screen shows Hex instead of the current protocol To disable Hex Dump mode 1 Press the Set Up button The display shows Disable Hex D 2 Press the Sel Save button The printer switches back to Normal mode The basic screen is displayed 133 Adjusting Your Printer This printer gives you the possibility to finely adjust bidirectional printing the position of the first printable line for printing and the perforation position for tearing off Ensure that paper is loaded before starting the tests How to Adjust your Printer Use the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function to perform the adjustments mentioned above Proceed as follows 1 Press the Set Up button The display shows MACROS 2 Press the gt or lt button until the display shows USER ADJUSTMENTS 3 Press the J button The display shows BIDI ALIGNMENT 4 Press the gt or the e button to scroll the Options of the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function Options Definition BIDI ALIGNMENT Adjusts the bidirectional printing LINE 1 FRONT1 Adjust the position of the first printable line for the Push F rontl paper path LINE 1 FRONT2 Adjust the position of the first printable line for the Push F ront2 paper path TEAR P ERFO ALIGN Adjusts the position of the paper perforation with regard to the tear bar See Configuring Your Printer
91. the Top of Form mode abbreviated to ToF from Normal mode in order to modify the position of the first printable line Hex Dump This is a spedal printing mode allowing you to check the proper functioning of your application or your printer Adjustment This mode allows you to perfectly adjust your printer behavior in particular the bidirectional alignment the position of the first printable line and the alignment of the paper perforation with the tear bar 31 The Function of the Buttons in Normal Mode As explained previously the function of the button mainly depends on the operating mode but is also affected by the printer state Normal mode gives you direct access to the following button functions Button Functions Path Path Park Quiet Quiet Print Macro Macro Top of Form Purpose Ready Pause State To select one of the available paper paths See How to Select a Paper Path To toggle between the Quiet and the Normal modes Busy State Inactive Same as for Ready P ause state See Reducing the Print Noise Level To select one of the Macros Inactive access to the M1 M2 M3 and M4 button functions See Using Macros Fault State Paper Out Other Fault Same as for Inactive Ready P ause state Same as for Inactive Ready P ause state Same as for Inactive Ready P ause state 32 Button Functions Purpose Ready Pause State Busy State Fault State Paper Out Other Faul
92. tion select the LANGUAGE Option to set the desired language Value Definition English English language Deutsch German language Espafiol Spanish language Fran ais French language Italiano Italian language Error Buzzer TheERROR BUZZER Option defines the buzzer behavior in Fault state Value Definition 1 beep The buzzer beeps once 3 beeps The buzzer beeps three times Continuous beep The buzzer beeps continuously until the printer exits the Fault state No beep The buzzer does not sound 90 Ribbon Type The RIBBON TYPE Option defines the ribbon used with the printer Value Definition Black The black ribbon is used Color The color ribbon is used Paper Path at Power On The PATH AT POWER ON Option allows you to decide which path you want to be selected when the printer is powered on Value Definition Last sel Path The paper path at power on is the one that was selected before the printer was powered off From Macro The path at power on is the one from the current Macro Tractor Jam Sensor This item appears only if the optional tractor with jam sensor is installed The TRACT JAM SENSOR Option allows you to enable disable the J am Sensor on the tractor Value Definition Enabled The jam sensor on the tractor signals paper jams to the printer Disabled The jam sensor does not check for paper jams 91 Setting the Communication Interface The communicat
93. ttad ctaciaeaetssntatenssaat 123 Configuring the IBM MOde sssscscsccssssssssssssssssssssessssssessasasaees 124 Hovizorital AEE A EE ETE A E T Ride daes 124 IBM Character Sb wissccccceesasenccaicsncear acc naarannnasls 124 Code Page vsictaswssassciisids anaa aE AA aar AAA R E iA aaae AASA Ea AAAA AARE TAARA NEE 125 IBM Double HeiQhtt uo eeecesceeeeeteeseessseetetesesneasaeeteteatanensaeeneeeataenss 126 IBM AGM ninian a aaa aa a aaa aiaiai 126 Horizontal Pitch on COMPRESS csscsesescscssssssssesesseeescssseesseseaees 126 IEE VA AAEE AET E E E AE 127 Setting the EPSON Mde cccssssssssssssssssesesssssssseseasasasasees 127 aKo Are AIE KeA A E EEE EET A AAA AA National Character Set Code Page ou a RERA e A A O A EPSON Character Set a ena an EEA A Aaa aN i aahi Slashed Zero Testing Your Printer cccssesssseeessseeessneeeesseeeessneesesseeesseeeesseees FS DUMp Print Ais vsscciaesecesiieacciecescststassccctitessansavesiectaessacandssastener sacs Adjusting Your Printer How to Adjust your Printer Adjusting the Bidirectional Alignment Adjusting the Position of the First Printable Line Adjusting the Tear off Position Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting a Cleaning the Printers seiioreiisriaeiiiiiiisi oaii iini Replacing the Ribbon Cartride cccssssssssssessssssssesasssasees Troubleshooting OPtiONS easier iid ate a S Th Front2 Push Trator iiinis Installing Removing the Front2 Push Tractor
94. up Ready Set Up Pause Set Up nau Mi M2 M3 Ma Quiet Macro LF FF Load Font Pitch GS a eS eee ee Print Top of Form 4 4p gt lt The operator panel consists of Sel Save Exit e A 16 character display Liquid Crystal Display e Six function mode indicators e Nine function keys The Display The display reads different types of messages according to the printer state and the operating mode The Basic Screen The basic screen is displayed in Normal mode It is overwritten with interactive messages which are described in a section below The display is divided in four parts Ready O l E Aut Printer state Lock symbol Macro Protocol Printer State Message Meaning Ready The printer is in Ready state Busy The printer is in Busy state Pause The printer is in Pause state Quiet The printer is in Quiet state Note The Quiet message overwrites the other printer state messages 20 Lock Symbol P Macro Message M1 M2 M3 M4 Protocol Message DEC IPP AGM EP2 Aut blinking Hex Meaning The use of a specific font or a specific horizontal pitch is forced see The Fant Pitch Sereen Meaning The Macro 1 is selected The Macro 2 is selected The Macro 3 is selected The Macro 4 is selected Meaning The DEC PPL2 protocol is selected ThelBM Proprinter XL24E protocol is selected The Alternate Graphic Mode of the IBM Proprinter XL24E protocol is selected
95. with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver in connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technidan for help FCC Warning Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note the following e Theuse of a non shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited e Thelength of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less e Thelength of the serial interface cable must be 15 meters 50 feet or less e Thelength of the power cord must be 3 meters 10 feet or less Compliance Statement Canada This digital apparatus is in conformity with standard NMB 003 of Canada Cet appareil num rique est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Compliance Statem
96. xecutes only a line feed When receiving a CR code it executes only a carriage return LF LF CR When receiving a LF code the printer executes both a line feed anda carriage return CR LF CR When receiving a CR code the printer executes both a line feed and a carriage return LF amp CR LF CR When receiving a CR or aLF code the printer executes both a line feed and a carriage return Blank Pages The BLANK PAGES Option offers you another way to save paper This Option tells the printer how to behave when receiving a form feed command that would cause a blank page Value Definition Removed The printer does not perform form feeds that result in blank pages Preserved The printer may perform form feeds that result in blank pages 107 Print Impact The PRINT IMPACT Option determines the strength of the print head needles impact You can set this impact to a softer impact when printing on particularly thin paper Value Definition Soft impact Soft impact of the print head needles This setting is particularly useful when printing on thin paper Strong impact Strong impact of the print head needles For more information about the proper use of this option see the section Adapting to Paper Thickness in Chapter 5 Printing 108 Print Gap The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted with the PRINT GAP Option as follows Value Definition Auto adjust Automatic gap adjustme

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